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airport layouts that minimize time-on-runway
Our glider club has good relations with our home airport. The airport
manager is creating a master plan for renovations of runways and taxiways, and is receptive to ideas that will help create smoother operations for mixed power and sailplane traffic. One of the key goals is to minimize the time on runway for sailplane hookups and take-offs. If you have an example of an airport layout that help in this regard (perhaps angled taxiways, pull-offs, etc.), please let us know. --Jay Newell |
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The layout that has worked surprisingly well is the turning takeoff roll.
The tug and glider are staged off to the side of the runway, aligned at about 30 degrees to the runway centerline. On takeoff they accelerate normally while executing a rolling turn to align with the runway. High speed exits used in reverse work well. It looks a bit scary to the uninitiated, but I've done it with my Nimbus without any problems at all. The wing runner always runs the inside wing to help with the turn and to avoid runing so fast. Bill Daniels wrote in message ups.com... Our glider club has good relations with our home airport. The airport manager is creating a master plan for renovations of runways and taxiways, and is receptive to ideas that will help create smoother operations for mixed power and sailplane traffic. One of the key goals is to minimize the time on runway for sailplane hookups and take-offs. If you have an example of an airport layout that help in this regard (perhaps angled taxiways, pull-offs, etc.), please let us know. --Jay Newell |
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airport layouts that minimize time-on-runway
Jay,
Get a diagram or picture of Logan, UT (KLGU) quick. The south end of 35/17 was great. We had a 45 degree run-off that allowed us to tow out with the tow plane and most gliders could land and roll in past the threshold. With the Blanik L-13 I could roll to the tie-down. Most of the time we would launch 35, land 17 with almost no time on the runway. The FAA didn't like it and it is now history after this summer so in the new diagrams and pictures it will be gone. Glad your Airport manager is talking to you, ours made the change without asking us for input. wrote: Our glider club has good relations with our home airport. The airport manager is creating a master plan for renovations of runways and taxiways, and is receptive to ideas that will help create smoother operations for mixed power and sailplane traffic. One of the key goals is to minimize the time on runway for sailplane hookups and take-offs. If you have an example of an airport layout that help in this regard (perhaps angled taxiways, pull-offs, etc.), please let us know. --Jay Newell |
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We were able to have a parralle glider runway built.. 300ft centerline to
centerline.. But this was when the whole runway was built. We have done the 30-45 degree angle off with the gliders and the tow plane pulling onto the pavement for just the hook up. This allows the tow and other gliders to land on the pavement while others are"staging". The key is to "draw a line" that the gliders do not encroach on the paved runway while staging. Jean NV Go to TSA club's web page and take a look at their runway.. and it is a glider only runway. They have a running turn on to line up the staging at mid field. BT wrote in message ups.com... Our glider club has good relations with our home airport. The airport manager is creating a master plan for renovations of runways and taxiways, and is receptive to ideas that will help create smoother operations for mixed power and sailplane traffic. One of the key goals is to minimize the time on runway for sailplane hookups and take-offs. If you have an example of an airport layout that help in this regard (perhaps angled taxiways, pull-offs, etc.), please let us know. --Jay Newell |
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Bill Daniels wrote:
The layout that has worked surprisingly well is the turning takeoff roll. The tug and glider are staged off to the side of the runway, aligned at about 30 degrees to the runway centerline. On takeoff they accelerate normally while executing a rolling turn to align with the runway. High speed exits used in reverse work well. It looks a bit scary to the uninitiated, but I've done it with my Nimbus without any problems at all. The wing runner always runs the inside wing to help with the turn and to avoid runing so fast. Bill Daniels wrote in message ups.com... Our glider club has good relations with our home airport. The airport manager is creating a master plan for renovations of runways and taxiways, and is receptive to ideas that will help create smoother operations for mixed power and sailplane traffic. One of the key goals is to minimize the time on runway for sailplane hookups and take-offs. If you have an example of an airport layout that help in this regard (perhaps angled taxiways, pull-offs, etc.), please let us know. --Jay Newell We use this for a winch operation too - works extremely well and is safe. The people and stationary aircraft are off the active runway. Keeps options available for landing aircraft, and the takeoff is straight forward. |
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