ONETINSOLDIER Posted September 22, 2011 Posted September 22, 2011 ok, its 11 p.m. and a VERY large jet goes over my house at maybe 1000ft, really slow on a west by southwest heading, landing lights on, here is the info on the nearest runway which is directly across the lake; ID: '10/28, Length: 3597 ft, Width: 60 ft, Runway Surface Type Condition: Asphalt or bituminous concrete, Good condition, Runway Weight Bearing Capacity: Single Wheel: 30,000 lbs, Edge Lights Intensity: Medium Read more: http://www.city-data.com/airports/Lampson-Field-Airport-Lakeport-California.html#1O2#ixzz1Yf07wujw how big a jet can be landed there? Im just wondering because this is very out of the ordinary. Quote
+DWCAce Posted September 22, 2011 Posted September 22, 2011 You can land anything anywhere....ONCE :) I'll check into the numbers and see what I can find. Quote
+DWCAce Posted September 22, 2011 Posted September 22, 2011 If a/c are on an IFR plan, you can track them here: http://flightaware.com/live/airport/1O2 Quote
+JediMaster Posted September 22, 2011 Posted September 22, 2011 Thrust reversers let planes land where you might think they can't quite easily. As mentioned, though, taking back off is another issue entirely! Quote
ONETINSOLDIER Posted September 23, 2011 Author Posted September 23, 2011 more info LAKEPORT, CA LAMPSON FIELD (1O2) ADMT 1 10098 (FAA) TAKE-OFF MINIMUMS: Rwy 10, std. with a min. climb of 400' per NM to 4500, do not exceed 210 Knots until intercepting the ENI R-073 or 3200-3 for climb in visual conditions. Rwy 28, NA-Rapidly rising terrain. DEPARTURE PROCEDURE: Rwy 10, climbing left turn to 6000 via heading 310° and ENI R-073 to ENI VORTAC before proceeding on course, or for climb in visual conditions: cross Lampson Field at or above 4400 MSL before proceeding on course. NOTE: Rwy 10, vehicle on road 347' from DER, 7' right of centerline, 15' AGL/1394' MSL. Trees beginning 280' from DER, 201' left of centerline, up to 100' AGL/1479' MSL. Trees beginning 494' from DER, 219' right of centerline, up to 100' AGL/1479' MSL airport info lists two multi-engine aircraft onsite, but no details, could a DC-10 land and take off from there, cos thats what it looked like from underneath Quote
ezlead Posted September 23, 2011 Posted September 23, 2011 What type of NavAids are there? He could be shooting approaches(ILS,ADF,TACAN,VOR,GPS,ETC). He could also be shooting Touch and Goes. The runway should be long enough for that. As for weight bearing: Multi wheel aircraft usually have a lighter "footprint" than single wheel aircraft. If memory serves me right the big 727 had the heaviest "footprint" of all big aircraft. Quote
ONETINSOLDIER Posted September 23, 2011 Author Posted September 23, 2011 What type of NavAids are there? He could be shooting approaches(ILS,ADF,TACAN,VOR,GPS,ETC). He could also be shooting Touch and Goes. The runway should be long enough for that. As for weight bearing: Multi wheel aircraft usually have a lighter "footprint" than single wheel aircraft. If memory serves me right the big 727 had the heaviest "footprint" of all big aircraft. Nearby radio navigation aids VOR radial/distance VOR name Freq Var ENIr086/17.8 MENDOCINO VORTAC 112.30 16E STSr336/29.3 SANTA ROSA VOR/DME 113.00 16E MXWr220/37.2 MAXWELL VORTAC 110.00 18E Quote
ONETINSOLDIER Posted September 23, 2011 Author Posted September 23, 2011 Ive called the lake county public works who owns/operates the field, was given a number for the "caretaker", I left a message with him, no callback yet,,, Quote
+Typhoid Posted September 23, 2011 Posted September 23, 2011 What type of NavAids are there? He could be shooting approaches(ILS,ADF,TACAN,VOR,GPS,ETC). He could also be shooting Touch and Goes. The runway should be long enough for that. As for weight bearing: Multi wheel aircraft usually have a lighter "footprint" than single wheel aircraft. If memory serves me right the big 727 had the heaviest "footprint" of all big aircraft. That is what occured to me too, practice approaches for training. I rather doubt that a "very large" aircraft would do full stops at an airport with that short of a runway. Quote
+FastCargo Posted September 24, 2011 Posted September 24, 2011 A DC-10 won't land there. A KC-10 might do low approaches there...but I highly doubt it at 11PM.. Honestly, we need more info...a large aircraft won't land there. The only thing I can think of would be a C-17 practicing assault approaches. A 60 foot wide runway won't accommodate anything much bigger than a twin engine prop job safely. FC Quote
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