Sywell fly-in 5/6 Sept procedures

Nigel Hitchman · Post by **Nigel Hitchman** » Wed Aug 19, 2009 2:21 pm

The arrival procedures can be found here
http://www.sywellaerodrome.co.uk/docume ... ctions.pdf

Slot booking can be done here

http://www.sywellaerodrome.co.uk/bookings.php

After the excellent news that airside access for all has been granted, there is more good news that as of today Sywell have increased the number of slots available between 09.00 and 12.00 on Saturday. so if previously you were unable to get a slot on Saturday morning you can now try again and should be able to get a suitable slot.

One piece of bad news is that after publishing the arrival procedures, Sywell have now found out that the CAA arent going to approve their exemption to rule 14 after all.
This was the exemption that allows aircraft to land on an occupied runway if it is safe to do so.
Therefore now, even if it is safe to do so, aircraft will have to go around (or I guess land on the other runway if thats not occupied and no one else on short final) rather than landing on a runway that is still occupied.
It is unfortunate that the CAA have decided not to alleviate this rule which would have made operations safer with less need to go around, but I guess bureaucracy and the legal department triumphs over common sense and practical airmanship again!

Looking forward to an excellent weekend

Rod1 · Post by **Rod1** » Thu Aug 20, 2009 10:55 am

There has been quite a bit if discussion on this;

http://www.lightaircraftassociation.co. ... &start=165

Rod1

David Broom · Post by **David Broom** » Thu Aug 20, 2009 1:32 pm

Nigel
Good news indeed, but I notice that the joining instructions pointed to by the link in your email still refers to:
"An exemption to rule 14 (2) of the Rules of the Air Regulations 2007 has been approved and pilots may
land with other aircraft on the runway provided that; "

Do you know for sure that this has been rescinded ?

JohnMead · Post by **JohnMead** » Thu Aug 20, 2009 4:22 pm

David Broom wrote:Nigel
Good news indeed, but I notice that the joining instructions pointed to by the link in your email still refers to:
"An exemption to rule 14 (2) of the Rules of the Air Regulations 2007 has been approved and pilots may
land with other aircraft on the runway provided that; "

Do you know for sure that this has been rescinded ?

It has not been promulgated ( ie no NOTAM or AIC ) , Sywell's PDF is not authoratative.