C-130 at London City
PostPosted:Wed Mar 25, 2020 4:03 pm
Apparently a test-run for supporting the field hospital in the Excel Centre.
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Apparently a test-run for supporting the field hospital in the Excel Centre.
Re: C-130 at London City
PostPosted:Wed Mar 25, 2020 4:34 pm
Great to see the Khe Sanh approach!
Shame video didn't see how much runway left.
Anyone venture a guess?
Peter
Shame video didn't see how much runway left.
Anyone venture a guess?
Peter
Re: C-130 at London City
PostPosted:Wed Mar 25, 2020 4:56 pm
Looks liked stopped just abeam windsock, google earth photo shows about 3/4 down 09?
Re: C-130 at London City
PostPosted:Wed Mar 25, 2020 5:09 pm
And all with what looks like a slight tail wind. 
Re: C-130 at London City
PostPosted:Wed Mar 25, 2020 5:36 pm
Apparently a test-run for supporting the field hospital in the Excel Centre.
I wonder what the landing fee was!
Re: C-130 at London City
PostPosted:Wed Mar 25, 2020 7:06 pm
If you can’t see the roof it’s not a proper Sarajevo approach (Khe Sanh approach for colonial cousins 
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).Re: C-130 at London City
PostPosted:Wed Mar 25, 2020 7:10 pm
No - it's speeded up - the audio sounds like the Chipmunks.... 
For the Yoof - google it
For the Yoof - google it
Re: C-130 at London City
PostPosted:Wed Mar 25, 2020 10:37 pm
PeteSpencer wrote:Shame video didn't see how much runway left.
Anyone venture a guess?
500m for landing and triple that for takeoff at max weight
?Re: C-130 at London City
PostPosted:Wed Mar 25, 2020 11:07 pm
I guess you could get a lot of corpses in Fat Albert.
Peter
Peter
Re: C-130 at London City
PostPosted:Thu Mar 26, 2020 8:50 am
PeteSpencer wrote:Great to see the Khe Sanh approach!
Shame video didn't see how much runway left.
Anyone venture a guess?
Peter
That was never a Khe Sanh, it was just a 'normal' (for London City) 5.5 deg GP approach.
For a Khe Sanh, he would have maintained 2000ft until about 1nm final then stuffed the nose down with flap and gear to create drag as it's all too easy to let the speed build up with a Khe Sanh.
I once watched one from the tower at Shawbury which is about 1/3rd of the runway along; speed too high; touched down nosewheel first abeam the tower.
Seen many at Farnborough doing 'role demos' and I can assure you you get an excellent view of the top of the aircraft when it's done properly.
Anyway I doubt the pilot would have been authorised for a Khe Sanh at City as it would have been his/her first visit.
Re: C-130 at London City
PostPosted:Thu Mar 26, 2020 9:36 am
I remember doing some sim sessions where we got to land a 777-200 into LCY
Re: C-130 at London City
PostPosted:Thu Mar 26, 2020 9:43 am
Did you stop in time?
Re: C-130 at London City
PostPosted:Thu Mar 26, 2020 9:48 am
There are stacks of Khe Sanh videos on Y-tube including one from N Weald in 1993 from a different angle. Take yer pick
@chevvron When I use the term to describe a steep or unusual approach to land (as in my fave to 05 in Funchal) I am doing it with tongue in cheek.
But thanks for your post anyway.
Peter
Re: C-130 at London City
PostPosted:Thu Mar 26, 2020 9:54 am