I'd say there is zero chance that any fixed wing aircraft have used that strip in the past year.
It's closed to fixed wing craft, and it's absolutely not safe for use. If it is approved redevelopment (it's NPWS land, not council) it will likely be redeveloped with only a single paved runway. My opinion with airstrips is that we should err on the side of caution. We've had OSM polluted over the years with imports from ourairports, etc - that have seen even navigation beacons marked as airstrips. And *lots* of strips where there is no possibility of a landing. And bear in mind that although OSM is not suitable for flight planning, just about every GA pilot has the OSM maps with them in the cockpit - so in an emergency it would be nice to thing that someone adding an airstrip at least was pointing at a bit of dirt that would give you a chance of survival, and not just colouring in. And for non-security controlled strips - what a polygon would mean is unclear. The ownership boundary of the airport owner? The fence (if there is one). Limits of access - if that is meaningful? Ian. On Fri, 27 Dec 2019 at 19:39, Warin <[email protected]> wrote: > On 27/12/19 16:55, Graeme Fitzpatrick wrote: > > > > On Fri, 27 Dec 2019 at 15:39, Warin <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Node: Katoomba Airfield (1042094263) is a little difficult. >> > > I notice that the airfield is marked as "disused", but in the article, the > new owner says they've had chopper flights come in over the last year? > > Should it be re-marked as an active helipad, at least? > > > Think the fire fighting would have seen both helicopters and fixed wing > aircraft (e.g. crop dusters fitted with water) using it in the last month > or two. > The council wants the strip to continue. > > I'd leave it as it is and see what happens in the longer term. > _______________________________________________ > Talk-au mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au >
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