Airfield conditions at Rochester
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Airfield conditions at Rochester
Hi there folks..
Considering a sortie to Rochester at the w/e.. can any locals/visitors advise me as to the condition of the runways/taxiways etc??
cheers in advance.
K
Considering a sortie to Rochester at the w/e.. can any locals/visitors advise me as to the condition of the runways/taxiways etc??
cheers in advance.
K
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It's actually not been tooo bad this winter (probably because my group decided to incur increased cost by moving our a/c to Lydd for the winter).
At the weekend, I fancy that it'll still be reasonable - the weather's about to get very cold and strong Northerlies are predicted. This'll hopefully freeze dry, and blow dry the runways.
Steve R
At the weekend, I fancy that it'll still be reasonable - the weather's about to get very cold and strong Northerlies are predicted. This'll hopefully freeze dry, and blow dry the runways.
Steve R
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Kirstey :
Had a lesson on Friday...still no circuit work allowed and we used the relief runway 20 but I managed to take off and land OK.
The taxiways were very muddy and potholed ("Watch the nosewheel" advice from my instructor!), and I needed quite a bit of power to keep going. There was even standing water in some areas.
As Aerbabe says it would be a good idea to call the tower beforehand though as I have lost count of the number of times my lessons for circuit bashing have been cancelled these past 3 months.
Hope you make it..perhaps we'll meet up there sometime.
Eve
Had a lesson on Friday...still no circuit work allowed and we used the relief runway 20 but I managed to take off and land OK.
The taxiways were very muddy and potholed ("Watch the nosewheel" advice from my instructor!), and I needed quite a bit of power to keep going. There was even standing water in some areas.
As Aerbabe says it would be a good idea to call the tower beforehand though as I have lost count of the number of times my lessons for circuit bashing have been cancelled these past 3 months.
Hope you make it..perhaps we'll meet up there sometime.
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I went over there by car today and there were a few movements but no circuits again. Hopefully the winds expected in the next day or two will help if there's not too much more rain - fingers crossed.
Cynthia
Cynthia
