BRU 08/09/2010

[tangolima]

Hello,

Privilige Style B757-200 EC-HDS "VW Amarok Caddy" :

ETA. 16.40 as PVG 7822 from SZG

Greetings,

[tangolima]

Hello,

Hifly A330 CS-TFZ ( XL titles ) flying for Brussels Airlines:

ETA. 05.20 as SN 204 from BJL,DKR

Greetings,

[torchus]

UA973 just took off from rw02, all other planes took off from rw25R, why would that be ?

[airbuske]

Hello,

Hifly A330 CS-TFZ ( XL titles ) flying for Brussels Airlines:

ETA. 05.20 as SN 204 from BJL,DKR

Greetings,

Delayed till 09/09/10 ETA 2:50 as SN1204

[teddybAIR]

Rumour has it that American planes occasionally choose for 02 instead of 25R because of obstacle clearance regulations applicable to american airplanes. Probably minor differences between FAA and JAA regulations that determine whether a take-off can be made within regulatory limits or not.

Best regards,
bAIR

[Stij]

When flying to the US, isn't an 02 departure a few nm shorter then a 07R departure?

Cheers,

Stij

[torchus]

Rumour has it that American planes occasionally choose for 02 instead of 25R because of obstacle clearance regulations applicable to american airplanes. Probably minor differences between FAA and JAA regulations that determine whether a take-off can be made within regulatory limits or not.

Best regards,
bAIR

What do you mean exactly by obstacle clearance regulations ? I'm not so familiar with aviation terminology.

[sdbelgium]

At the end of some runways are obstacles, like trees or electricity lines. It could be that American and European regulations differ in the height at which an aircraft should overfly these obstacles when departing from that runway. It is possible that the American rules are stricter than the European rules and therefore, let's say AA cannot takeoff from that particular runway (in some cases).

[torchus]

Thanks for your answer, but why would that be the reason the plane departing from rw02 ? Or are these regulations possibly time or weight-dependant, so that rw25R cannot be used by some airlines during some times or when the plane is heavily loaded ?
And these obstacles, are these only near-field, or also far-field ? And about which altitudes are we talking then ?

Additionally, rw02 is a lot shorter than 25R, so I would think that the obstacles are more of a problem when taking off from 02.

[jan_olieslagers]

Passed along the Haachtsesteenweg shortly before noon today, and saw something like a B737 with titles about something Pacific and CS-registration. What is it and what is it doing there, at the east end of the military apron?

[sdbelgium]

HiFy A310 CS-TEI (not sure of the reg), PacificFlier titles.

[jan_olieslagers]

Thanks for info, SDB. Shame on me for mistaking an A310 for a B737 - you can see I was in a hurry!