Forums39
Topics39,002
Posts315,840
Members26,611
|
Most Online2,734 Jul 13th, 2024
|
|
20 registered members (GeorgeC1, Fitzhughlaw, deliveryskipper, Rbailey, Manpot, TravelHat, Kevin_B, SXMBND, eightzerobits, foreversxm, marybeth, RickinAtlanta, fabila, WWII, 6 invisible),
1,060
guests, and 286
spiders. |
Key:
Admin,
Global Mod,
Mod
|
|
|
Re: Aborted landings
[Re: WWII]
#316858
03/28/2024 02:16 PM
03/28/2024 02:16 PM
|
Joined: Jul 2018
Posts: 338
eightzerobits
Traveler
|
Traveler
Joined: Jul 2018
Posts: 338
|
Seems like a wind issue - too much in the wrong direction. They're clearing some take offs and landing on runway 28 - so toward the beach.
Last edited by eightzerobits; 03/28/2024 02:17 PM.
|
|
|
Re: Aborted landings
[Re: eightzerobits]
#316868
03/28/2024 02:56 PM
03/28/2024 02:56 PM
|
Joined: Aug 2000
Posts: 83,326 Central Florida!
Carol_Hill
Traveler
|
Traveler
Joined: Aug 2000
Posts: 83,326
Central Florida!
|
I can't tell how big a plane it is, but I just saw a plane land on the SXM Island Cam. Missed it on the Maho Beach cam.
Carol Hill
|
|
|
Re: Aborted landings
[Re: WWII]
#316880
03/28/2024 04:35 PM
03/28/2024 04:35 PM
|
Joined: Mar 2008
Posts: 2,565 Grenada
Zanshin
Traveler
|
Traveler
Joined: Mar 2008
Posts: 2,565
Grenada
|
Typically it will be a 10 knot tailwind component maximum for the larger jets. I haven't looked at the approach charts, but I believe they can't land on runway 28. update: Here's the chart that explains approach and missed approach: Jeppeson Chart
Last edited by Zanshin; 03/28/2024 04:38 PM.
|
|
|
Re: Aborted landings
[Re: Zanshin]
#316890
03/28/2024 05:41 PM
03/28/2024 05:41 PM
|
Joined: Jul 2018
Posts: 338
eightzerobits
Traveler
|
Traveler
Joined: Jul 2018
Posts: 338
|
Which aircraft does Spirit use? They must have done a VFR approach, as I don't recall seeing any ILS or VASI (ILS would need 3 degrees slope and those pesky mountains are in the way) They were flying an A321neo. I think everyone was flying VFR approaches. At least that’s all I recall hearing from ATC when I was listening. https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/NKS100/history/20240328/1455Z/KFLL/TNCM
|
|
|
Re: Aborted landings
[Re: Carol_Hill]
#316891
03/28/2024 05:44 PM
03/28/2024 05:44 PM
|
Joined: Jul 2018
Posts: 338
eightzerobits
Traveler
|
Traveler
Joined: Jul 2018
Posts: 338
|
Whoa!! Another reason not to book Spirit!!! I’m not sure which was “worse”… spirit taking the hillside approach or American making a near limits tailing approach. I’m sure both were perfectly safe by the rules but both also make me squirm a little as a passenger. I’m sure they’re all happy to be on the right island though instead of diverted.
|
|
|
Re: Aborted landings
[Re: WWII]
#316894
03/28/2024 05:53 PM
03/28/2024 05:53 PM
|
Joined: Jul 2018
Posts: 338
eightzerobits
Traveler
|
Traveler
Joined: Jul 2018
Posts: 338
|
Delta and JetBlue are still at SJU. Air France is almost at SXM now.
Edit: Air France landed. But the airport just posted that wind conditions are expected to remain bad until 4am. So I suspect the Delta and JetBlue passenger are sleeping in Puerto Rico tonight.
Last edited by eightzerobits; 03/28/2024 06:01 PM.
|
|
|
Re: Aborted landings
[Re: SXMScubaman]
#316922
03/29/2024 08:39 AM
03/29/2024 08:39 AM
|
Joined: Aug 2000
Posts: 83,326 Central Florida!
Carol_Hill
Traveler
|
Traveler
Joined: Aug 2000
Posts: 83,326
Central Florida!
|
I have never gone through an aborted landing, but I wonder whether the passengers knew there was that possibility or not. That Spirit landing would have made me pee my pants, if I was onboard.
Carol Hill
|
|
|
|