Runway....R31/13

[steve149c]

Hi all,

Rumours starting to spread locally about the main runway at Valley being dig down to the core and relaid. My guess for that kind of work is 2-3 months.

So will the hawks operate from 19/01? Or will they detach elsewhere? I think they will operate R19 for those months, as prevailing wind is SW!

Cheers

Steve

[SimonC]

interesting news first i have heard of it ..... one thing i do notice is that when 19 is in use the T2's still use 31/13 for takeoffs

[steve149c]

Thanks! Glad the T2's will not detach, but guess time will tell :-)

[TS010]

T2's will use the shorter runway, but I expect they will be carrying very little in the way of stores.

Why no stores? I photographed T2's using 01 in 2010 and they had a centre line tank and wing tip aqui rounds fitted.
Going back a few years (20 actually, can't believe it's that long ago ) Tornado F3's on MPC used 19 for the whole duration of their two week stay with no problems. Damn noisey on Gos line though!

[steve149c]

I remember the main runway being done, approx 92/93? But I think that time was only surface Tarmac as it took a couple of weeks?