Edinburgh London City with Britiah Airways
Discussion
According to Seatguru it's all Embraer ERJ-190 on that route.
http://www.seatguru.com/airlines/British_Airways/B...
http://www.seatguru.com/airlines/British_Airways/B...
CAPP0 said:
Lovely little planes, she'll be fine!
I didn't think there are that many different types operating in/out of LCY anyway given the locale. If she's at all nervous, don't explain to her the approach if they are landing on 09, West to East!
Care to share... I promise not to tell..I didn't think there are that many different types operating in/out of LCY anyway given the locale. If she's at all nervous, don't explain to her the approach if they are landing on 09, West to East!
onyx39 said:
Care to share... I promise not to tell..
The approach brings you right over the top of Canary Wharf, but due to the height needed to clear that, the finals into LCY are, erm, fairly steep! I can only find cabin/cockpit views on line, really need a view from outside somewhere.CAPP0 said:
onyx39 said:
Care to share... I promise not to tell..
The approach brings you right over the top of Canary Wharf, but due to the height needed to clear that, the finals into LCY are, erm, fairly steep! I can only find cabin/cockpit views on line, really need a view from outside somewhere.
Definitely an Embraer 190; nice enough plane and new(ish). The approach and take-off in them seems far less dramatic that the old Avros they used to fly in to there, and approach over Canary Wharf would be unusual as with the prevailing winds they normally come in from the East. The 'u-turn' on the apron so they can pull away from the gate without a tug is interesting, and I'm not sure why more airports don't do it...except that you can't use an air-bridge. If she's flying back out of LCY then I'd be choosing a seat with a window on the left as if it does take off to the East it's quite a spectacular view.
The only thing I don't like about the 190s as a passenger is that in some sorts of turbulence you seem to get a lot of side-to-side shunting about as opposed to just up and down...so more prone to spillage of drinkies. At first I thought it was maybe the big vertical sections at the end of the wings, but the same sort of wing shape on 737s and 757s don't seem to make them buffet sideways.
The only thing I don't like about the 190s as a passenger is that in some sorts of turbulence you seem to get a lot of side-to-side shunting about as opposed to just up and down...so more prone to spillage of drinkies. At first I thought it was maybe the big vertical sections at the end of the wings, but the same sort of wing shape on 737s and 757s don't seem to make them buffet sideways.
CAPP0 said:
I think it ranks amongst my favourite airports simply for the ease and simplicity of transiting.
The approach can be pretty sporting in either direction but she'll only find that out on the way back home. Definitely fly 190s on that route.
Both approaches are 5.5 degrees, almost doubling the required rate of descent on the approach.
Since it's not the longest runway in the world, touching down beyond two white lights set into the runway requires a mandatory go-around.
A combination of these two factors tend to make the touchdowns more positive than normal.
Since it's not the longest runway in the world, touching down beyond two white lights set into the runway requires a mandatory go-around.
A combination of these two factors tend to make the touchdowns more positive than normal.
TrekEX8 said:
Both approaches are 5.5 degrees, almost doubling the required rate of descent on the approach.
The Embraer partially deploys spoilers when in this steep approach mode to stop the aircraft accelerating down the glideslope and this can cause a bit of buffeting. I think that I've read that the engines are at a highish power setting in case a go-around should be required. Both these add to the drama of the landing!I've been up and down every week on this route since the New Year - nice airport and nice wee planes.
A few Fridays ago the crosswinds were gusting at around 40-50mph, and while sat by the end of the runway waiting to go, we watched 3 abandoned landings. There should have been two more flights out to Edinburgh that evening after mine, but we were the last to go as nothing could land. It was a pretty bumpy ascent.
Interestingly, that evening I really noticed the 'shunting' from side to side mentioned by a poster earlier in the thread.
A few Fridays ago the crosswinds were gusting at around 40-50mph, and while sat by the end of the runway waiting to go, we watched 3 abandoned landings. There should have been two more flights out to Edinburgh that evening after mine, but we were the last to go as nothing could land. It was a pretty bumpy ascent.
Interestingly, that evening I really noticed the 'shunting' from side to side mentioned by a poster earlier in the thread.
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