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Runway Three or Runway Zero Three - which is better ?
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March 30th 14, 09:54 AM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Sylvia Else
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Runway Three or Runway Zero Three - which is better ?
On 14/03/2014 1:42 PM, george152 wrote:
On 14/03/14 14:49, Dave Doe wrote:
In article ,
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says...
On Saturday, May 3, 1997 12:00:00 AM UTC-7, Andrew M. Sarangan wrote:
I was taught to always call out runway number in two digits. When I was
training in Ottawa, the tower and all pilots refer to Runway Zero-Four,
not Runway Four. Similarly Runway Three-Five, not Runway Thirty Five.
In Albuquerque, USA, where I fly now, I have noticed the opposite.
Today, the tower instructed me to fly a left base for Runway Three.
Every
other time at this airport, I landed on Runway 30. For a brief
moment I was
confused. When I asked for clarification how they want me to enter a
left
pattern for Three-Zero, they said, "I said Runway Three, not runway
Thirty".
How do other pilots like to refer to runway numbers ?
In the US, painted on the runway would be 19 - 1. Not 01
And in the *rest* of the world, outside US juristiction etc, it'd be 01.
I rather suspect that its the same in the US.
Just some-one doing a Walter Mitty
See
37.782976,-81.124887
in Google Earth.
Nice example of how the runway number looks like part of the centre line
markings. If it were 01, it would be so much clearer.
Sylvia.
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