I think the approach pattern is different on the weekends ... perhaps it's connected with HM and Windsor?
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why the zig zag approach over tower bridge then waterloo bridge into heathrow?
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Originally posted by MPwannadecentincome View PostNo it always happens there - I've often wondered about it...
Turning on to the approach to pick up the glide path onto whichever runway's being used for landing at LHR would account for one turning.
There's also the issue that there will almost certainly be some buildings in central London (Parliament, MI6, Buckingham Palace) that will constitiute purple airspace - e.g., you're not allowed to fly over or immediately near them.Comment
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Originally posted by TriggerHippy View PostI think the approach pattern is different on the weekends ... perhaps it's connected with HM and Windsor?This default font is sooooooooooooo boring and so are short usernamesComment
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Originally posted by TriggerHippy View PostI think the approach pattern is different on the weekends ... perhaps it's connected with HM and Windsor?
You might be right actually...+50 Xeno Geek Points
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Controlled airspace now, not purple airspace.
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Originally posted by Menelaus View Post+50 Xeno Geek Points
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Originally posted by MPwannadecentincome View PostI often wonder when flying into Heathrow, what is this zig zag left hard turn between canary wharf and tower bridge then another sharp right near waterloo bridge/millenium wheel before eventually straightening up for the landing approach?
question must be fresh in my mind - flight landed 30 mins early on a 1.5 hr flight!Work in the public sector? Read the IR35 FAQ hereComment
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shame Cybergit's gone he knew loads about aviation.
AFAIK it's a kind of mini stack whilst you lose height and speed ready for final approach and they get all the planes lined up at optimum speeds and distances - I don't think you can do that in the "big" stack as because it starts off quite high you still have to be going relatively fast and far apartComment
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Originally posted by Peoplesoft bloke View Postshame Cybergit's gone he knew loads about aviation.
AFAIK it's a kind of mini stack whilst you lose height and speed ready for final approach and they get all the planes lined up at optimum speeds and distances - I don't think you can do that in the "big" stack as because it starts off quite high you still have to be going relatively fast and far apartComment
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Originally posted by MPwannadecentincome View PostI often wonder when flying into Heathrow, what is this zig zag left hard turn between canary wharf and tower bridge then another sharp right near waterloo bridge/millenium wheel before eventually straightening up for the landing approach?
question must be fresh in my mind - flight landed 30 mins early on a 1.5 hr flight!
They don't tend to need stacks, so we assumed it was rules to avoid flying over Buckingham Palace and the Houses of Parliament.Comment
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