On Mon, 16 Aug 2004, Steven P. McNicoll wrote:


"Robert Briggs" wrote in message
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Steven P. McNicoll wrote:
"nooneimportant" wrote:

Students landing slightly long and not being able to make the
normal turnoff, thereby extending time on the runway while i'm on
short
final, all kinds of factors.

There's not necessarily any problem there. Under the right conditions
there
can be more than one airplane using the runway at any given moment.

True enough.

I think the most I've seen using one runway together is ten - but
the RAF Red Arrows (including the pilot of the reserve aeroplane)
know a thing or two about close-quarters flight ...


If you think the only time more than one airplane can be using the runway at
any given moment is formation operations, you're mistaken.

I've seen - been part of, actually - three light a/c on one 7000ft runway
at a time. Not formation, but Tower issuing 'postion & hold' to one a/c on
the end, and two coming off intersecting taxiways ahead, while we all
waited for a 737 to get far enough away for wake turb clearance.

Then there's LASHO - the US seems to have much more restrictive regs about
this, because it seems quite routine here in Canada. CYYJ has three
runways, all intersecting, and LASHO and 'position and hold' for takeoff are
both used to get max. usage out of our layout.

Brian.
PP-ASEL/Night.