G'day Stuart It's good to see another opinion. As we all know, the Australian practice is to include the 30-60 m at the end of the runway (call ...
If you want to pass the Performance exam you would do well to purchase one of Bob's books (or E-books). At the very least, Bob's practice question...
Okay, let us redefine the problem! Does the Australian definition of TODA agree with the ICAO (Annex 14) definition of TODA (refer to red box below...
[color=blue]I'm not really sure why you are so fixated on SWY in relation to TODA[/color] I'm a little confused, the inclusion/exclusion of the STW...
[u]Correction:[/u] Correct 60-90m to read 30-60m. For some reason the RESA numbers were stuck in my mind. [attachment=1794]Rwy Strip.PNG[/attac...
[color=blue]If there is a defacto CWY, the SWY still sits underneath it[/color] I can see your point. However, the de facto CLW (Australian practic...
At first blush, the new Aerodrome MoS removes some of the ambiguity we were struggling with earlier. It is unfortunate that this was done by omission....
Thanks John I think we were both looking at this page: When I saw the date, "July 2020", I naturally assumed that I was looking at the latest v...
Out of curiosity, I did a little digging into the registered ICAO difference that the Aerodrome MoS 5.2.2.1 (b) references - i.e. the Australian pract...
[color=blue]Answer back from the CASA airports engineering guru - Firstly, the comment in the current MOS 139, para 5.2.2.1 (b) about stopway not b...
Yes! Here is a diagram from the aerodrome Manual of Standards. It should help you come to terms with declared distances. The first two diagrams ans...
G'day John Let me start be saying that the following does not contradict anything that you have said. I am in full agreement. I'm just looking into...
Day VFR Charter [u]Alpha to Bravo[/u] ETD A = 0420z TAS = 170; HW = 15; GS = 170-15 = 155kt Dist = 188; GS = 155 kt; ETI = 188/155 = 1.21 h...
Just out of curiosity, I reworked the ETP using the actual GS[sub]out[/sub] and GS[sub]home[/sub] [u]Using TAS[/u] D[sub]ETP[/sub] = (Total Dist x...
[b]YBCV[/b] YBCV TAF indicates Wx above alt minima on arrival. Alt' for YBCV is required due to PAL lighting. Of the two alternates available, ...