wmangum said:GeorgeC1 said:
I had a friend who knows more about TERPS criteria for building approaches then I do by far. He did not think they can build a GPS or GPS/RNP approach without a runway realignment. I suspect the powers to be also know that or they would not have been looking at a realignment in the first place. SailJib may be correct on the need for a runway but it's all irrelevant if the airlines will not fly scheduled service there absent a instrument approach.
You are correct, George. As is, it is not possible to create an RNP approach without removing some mountain top from the east end of Tortola. Any westward extension of the approach end of 07 is going to require significant modification of Tortola to fit the final segment requirement.
Well, they did take off part of the mountain on STT a few decades ago didn't they? <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Yikes.gif" alt="" />
But I'm not advocating that for EIS. NON STOPS won't happen until there are Large hotel resorts on the scale of SJU, STT, MBJ, SXM, destinations.
It is a matter of chicken and the egg. Resorts have to come first, then NON Stops. No "If you build it, they will come"
