where are they going to park all the planes?

[TCEvo]

djc206 said:

alangla said:

Looks like Southend is becoming the Easyjet storage site. Loads of their aircraft have arrived in the last couple of hours.

They’re orange, they’ll blend in in Essex

[FunkyNige]

peter tdci said:

DaveTheRave87 said:

zb said:

surveyor said:

Given that one runway is halfway to the uk in taxi time, they have shed loads of space...

I recall the first time departing from the one you refer to, I was beginning to think we were just driving back.

Landed on that one once, the Polderbaan is its nickname.

They should push the trolley round again, give everyone a little drink for the drive back to the airport.

The only time I've flown into Amsterdam was from Stansted - it seriously felt like we were airborne for less time than the taxi to the gate!

We’ve flown from Amsterdam to Norwich and due to a small queue on the way to the runway it actually was less time flying than taxiing!

[DeltonaS]

FunkyNige said:

peter tdci said:

DaveTheRave87 said:

zb said:

surveyor said:

Given that one runway is halfway to the uk in taxi time, they have shed loads of space...

I recall the first time departing from the one you refer to, I was beginning to think we were just driving back.

Landed on that one once, the Polderbaan is its nickname.

They should push the trolley round again, give everyone a little drink for the drive back to the airport.

The only time I've flown into Amsterdam was from Stansted - it seriously felt like we were airborne for less time than the taxi to the gate!

We’ve flown from Amsterdam to Norwich and due to a small queue on the way to the runway it actually was less time flying than taxiing!

Had a similar experience to I believe Budapest once. Which got me thinking, turns out the Polderbaan is the furthest runway from the gate of any airport in the world:

https://blog.tix.nl/onderzoeken/grootste-afstanden...

Greatest distance to the (furthest) runway
At some airports you can still keep your seat belt on after "touchdown". After landing (or before departure) on the Amsterdam Polderbaan, the pilot needs at least 20 to 30 minutes to taxi to the gate:
1. Amsterdam-Schiphol - 6.9 km (Polderbaan)
2. Denver - 4.9 km
3. Dallas-Forth Worth - 4.8 km
4. Sunan Airport Pyongyang - 4.6 km
5. Honolulu - 4.3 km

Reason by the way is a political one (noice regulations etc.); they alternate runways to reduce noise for the surrounding area.
During an inbound peak, Schiphol will operate 2 runways for landings and 1 runway for takeoffs. Similarly during an outbound peak Schiphol will operate 2 runways for takeoffs and 1 for landings.
If inbound and outbound times overlap, you can expect a 2+2 configuration, with 2 runways open for landings and 2 for takeoffs.

[hutchst]

What's the shelf life of the Jet A1 in the tanks? Do they purge them? Are they vented to atmosphere? They must be sealed in flight, otherwise the fuel would be sucked out by the changes in pressure in the climb, but are they vented when they fill them up on the ground to prevent blowback?

[surveyor]

hutchst said:

What's the shelf life of the Jet A1 in the tanks? Do they purge them? Are they vented to atmosphere? They must be sealed in flight, otherwise the fuel would be sucked out by the changes in pressure in the climb, but are they vented when they fill them up on the ground to prevent blowback?

Definitely vented on the ground - sometimes you can see fuel being expelled from the vent... Be interested on the flight question.

Actually I would be interested in general how grounded the planes are. Is it just whip the covers off, or have they been more intensively grounded...

[andy97]

DeltonaS said:

Had a similar experience to I believe Budapest once. Which got me thinking, turns out the Polderbaan is the furthest runway from the gate of any airport in the world:

https://blog.tix.nl/onderzoeken/grootste-afstanden...

Greatest distance to the (furthest) runway
At some airports you can still keep your seat belt on after "touchdown". After landing (or before departure) on the Amsterdam Polderbaan, the pilot needs at least 20 to 30 minutes to taxi to the gate:
1. Amsterdam-Schiphol - 6.9 km (Polderbaan)
2. Denver - 4.9 km
3. Dallas-Forth Worth - 4.8 km
4. Sunan Airport Pyongyang - 4.6 km
5. Honolulu - 4.3 km

Reason by the way is a political one (noice regulations etc.); they alternate runways to reduce noise for the surrounding area.
During an inbound peak, Schiphol will operate 2 runways for landings and 1 runway for takeoffs. Similarly during an outbound peak Schiphol will operate 2 runways for takeoffs and 1 for landings.
If inbound and outbound times overlap, you can expect a 2+2 configuration, with 2 runways open for landings and 2 for takeoffs.

Only 5km between RAF Wyton and RAF Alconbury - could have built a terminal complex halfway between the two, linked by 2 x 2.5 km taxiways, and saved the bother of a third Heathrow runway! Not far from the A1/A14and the East Coast Mainline. Would have served London and the Midlands.....
Maybe not!

[Munter]

Photo of another "plane park" somewhere in the world.
https://twitter.com/jonostrower/status/12448233711...

[Cupramax]

BA747’s arriving at BOH this morning just for a change...

[MarkwG]

Cupramax said:

BA747’s arriving at BOH this morning just for a change...

Yep, 5 due today, seconds just landed.

[Cupramax]

Will keep an eye out, ta.

[Europa1]

Cupramax said:

BA747’s arriving at BOH this morning just for a change...

For those of us that don't speak airport, where is BOH?

[djc206]

Europa1 said:

For those of us that don't speak airport, where is BOH?

Bournemouth/BOH/EGHH depending upon language you speak

[Cupramax]

Third 747 just gone over.

[MarkwG]

Cupramax said:

Third 747 just gone over.

first I've seen today, went straight overhead downwind. The first two were about too far north.

[Cupramax]

And another...

[UpBeats]

Mentioning no names but i know an easyjet first officer who is working tills in Morrisons already. He has done 2 days work. His last flight was a little over a week ago. He was a very late starter as a pilot (3 years in)so prob needs the money. He has had lots of previous mundane jobs so is quite down to earth. Still cant quite get my head round it though. I wonder how many other pilots he will tell if when things get back to normal. Part of me thinks they should do a documentary on people like that to bring society down to earth.

[Cupramax]

The way things are going I’m tempted to go and stack shelves just to get out of the house. 1 week in and I’m just at point of going stir crazy.

[UpBeats]

Are you a pilot?

[Cupramax]

No.

[alangla]

The sad procession into Glasgow has started again, 3x BA G-MEDx registered A321s in the last few minutes. Most show as heading for Bournemouth on Flightradar, but they're definitely landing in Glasgow.