Was this a close shave?

[Guest airsick]

Chill out guys. No need for this crap.

 

See the AIPs, specifically 65.1.

 

The landing aircraft is not allowed to cross the threshold of the runway until after the preceding aircraft has vacated the runway and is taxiing away from it.

 

I am not sure if gliders have exemptions from these requirements but if not then a rule was broken. AIP 65.2 mentions gliders operating on a strip outside of but parallel to the runway. It says that this strip and the runway should be treated as one and the same separation minima applies. To me this implies that no exemption exists but I can't be sure of this.

 

Take a look Cralis and you might find the answer you are looking for:

 

Airservices Australia - Aeronautical Information Package (AIP)

 

Accept the conditions and then look in the AIP section for separation minima.

 

 

[Guest Cralis]

Thats a great site! Thanks AS.

 

Maybe this is the case:

 

A landing aircraft will not be permitted to cross the threshold of the

 

runway on its final approach until:

 

Other than as specified in para 49.1, exceptions to separation

 

minima are:

 

<snip... snip>

 

a. aircraft landing in formation with respect to each other; and

 

b. aircraft operating in different areas or lanes on aerodromes

 

with runways or facilities suitable for simultaneous landings.

 

Maybe RW06 at YCAB allows this, in which case... all was dandy. :)

 

 

[Guest coaltrain]

It sounds to me what has been described was probably an abnormal set of events/circumstances. From the information provided I believe the pilots aviated appropriately and achieved a safe and successful outcome. I suspect the pilots involved were probably more concerned with flying their respective aircraft rather than if they were infringing any particular regulations.

 

Without input from the involved parties we shall never know...

 

 

[Yenn]

We are all to have training in the next two years and I suppose that this sort of thing is what will be covered, can't remember what the official description of the training is, but it appears to be what we used to call airmanship.

 

Bring this sort of behaviour up with the trainers and see what is recommended.