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April 20th 08, 02:54 AM
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Fog
If Dave hasn't beaten me to the punch.
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April 20th 08, 01:00 PM
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Fog
Has this happened to anyone else? In Atsugi, Japan, there is a large
incinerator just outside the base. Because the environmental controls aren't as strict as other places, it would put out a lot of smoke at times. We were approaching in an H-3 from Yokosuka and told the field was IFR. The visibility was unlimited except about a 100 yard wide plume of smoke centered on the tower. Rob
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April 20th 08, 01:47 PM
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"Scubabix" wrote in message
... Has this happened to anyone else? In Atsugi, Japan, there is a large incinerator just outside the base. Because the environmental controls aren't as strict as other places, it would put out a lot of smoke at times. We were approaching in an H-3 from Yokosuka and told the field was IFR. The visibility was unlimited except about a 100 yard wide plume of smoke centered on the tower. Rob So it really does happen? LOL!
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April 20th 08, 03:20 PM
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Fog
Alan Erskine wrote:
"Scubabix" wrote in message ... Has this happened to anyone else? In Atsugi, Japan, there is a large incinerator just outside the base. Because the environmental controls aren't as strict as other places, it would put out a lot of smoke at times. We were approaching in an H-3 from Yokosuka and told the field was IFR. The visibility was unlimited except about a 100 yard wide plume of smoke centered on the tower. Rob So it really does happen? LOL! Yes, they're still up there waiting! ;-) -- Moving things in still pictures!
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April 20th 08, 03:47 PM
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"®i©ardo" wrote in message
... Alan Erskine wrote: "Scubabix" wrote in message ... Has this happened to anyone else? In Atsugi, Japan, there is a large incinerator just outside the base. Because the environmental controls aren't as strict as other places, it would put out a lot of smoke at times. We were approaching in an H-3 from Yokosuka and told the field was IFR. The visibility was unlimited except about a 100 yard wide plume of smoke centered on the tower. Rob So it really does happen? LOL! Yes, they're still up there waiting! ;-) That's OK; the Sea King's got the endurance for the job. ;-)
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April 21st 08, 01:37 AM
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Fog
"Alan Erskine" wrote in message ... "®i©ardo" wrote in message ... Alan Erskine wrote: "Scubabix" wrote in message ... Has this happened to anyone else? In Atsugi, Japan, there is a large incinerator just outside the base. Because the environmental controls aren't as strict as other places, it would put out a lot of smoke at times. We were approaching in an H-3 from Yokosuka and told the field was IFR. The visibility was unlimited except about a 100 yard wide plume of smoke centered on the tower. Rob So it really does happen? LOL! Yes, they're still up there waiting! ;-) That's OK; the Sea King's got the endurance for the job. ;-) HAD the endurance. We ended up flying an instrument approach to a completely VFR field. I was very proud of my pilots for not saying the things to the tower over the radio, that they were saying about them in the aircraft. Rob
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April 21st 08, 04:55 AM
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Fog
"Scubabix" wrote in message
... "Alan Erskine" wrote in message ... That's OK; the Sea King's got the endurance for the job. ;-) HAD the endurance. We ended up flying an instrument approach to a completely VFR field. I was very proud of my pilots for not saying the things to the tower over the radio, that they were saying about them in the aircraft. Rob Hehe... So, the aircraft had the endurance, but it was a close call for the crew?
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April 21st 08, 09:00 AM
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Fog
Scubabix wrote:
"Alan Erskine" wrote in message ... "®i©ardo" wrote in message ... Alan Erskine wrote: "Scubabix" wrote in message ... Has this happened to anyone else? In Atsugi, Japan, there is a large incinerator just outside the base. Because the environmental controls aren't as strict as other places, it would put out a lot of smoke at times. We were approaching in an H-3 from Yokosuka and told the field was IFR. The visibility was unlimited except about a 100 yard wide plume of smoke centered on the tower. Rob So it really does happen? LOL! Yes, they're still up there waiting! ;-) That's OK; the Sea King's got the endurance for the job. ;-) HAD the endurance. We ended up flying an instrument approach to a completely VFR field. I was very proud of my pilots for not saying the things to the tower over the radio, that they were saying about them in the aircraft. Rob Discretion is the... -- Moving things in still pictures!
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April 21st 08, 12:17 PM
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Fog
That's OK; the Sea King's got the endurance for the job. ;-)
HAD the endurance. We ended up flying an instrument approach to a completely VFR field. I was very proud of my pilots for not saying the things to the tower over the radio, that they were saying about them in the aircraft. Rob Hehe... So, the aircraft had the endurance, but it was a close call for the crew? No, sorry, I didn't make myself clear. I was referring to the Sea King is no longer in service in the US Navy, except a couple of isolated rescue/utility locations. It wasn't a close call at all, just annoying to have to add the time of an instrument approach when the field was completely visible to the entire world, except the tower. Rob
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