London Heathrow 29/12/05

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hey guys,
im wondering if you can help, im going to Heathrow tomorrow and was wondering if any of the genius' among you can help me by knowing which runway combo will be in use?

thanks if you can help :)

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let me go get my crystal ball ;)

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lol :) :)

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I beleive winds are forecasted come from the north
That makes me think runways 27L and R with be in use, or is it 26L and R I can never remember.

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09L - 27R
09R - 27L
05 - 23

Thanks for that Sandy...now if only i can steal the camera

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he he

Mind you, the wind is supposed to be pretty much negligable tomorrow. So I have no idea what LHR will use.

Is there a prefered runway LHR uses when wind is negligable?

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he he

Mind you, the wind is supposed to be pretty much negligable tomorrow. So I have no idea what LHR will use.

Is there a prefered runway LHR uses when wind is negligable?

27L/R is preferred, as it avoids climbing out over Central London. Even if there is a slight wind from the East (not sure on the actual amount acceptable) then they'll use 27's still, unless it shows likely to be coming from that direction all day.

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thanks!!

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27L/R is preferred, as it avoids climbing out over Central London. Even if there is a slight wind from the East (not sure on the actual amount acceptable) then they'll use 27's still, unless it shows likely to be coming from that direction all day.

Great stuff, cheers.

you learn something new everyday :)

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Hi guys.

Hope you all had an enjoyable Christmas.

Remember that low altitude wind is also taken into account. Wind veers with height or backs at the surface depending on whether you are climbing or descending. A tail wind at 1000 AGL may be more decisional than a light and variable surface wind.

I read somewhere that most localised winds in Britain come from the southwest (82% ish ?), thus LHR 27, LGW 26 and MAN 24 would always primarily be used.

I suppose though when you think about it, all of our wind comes from the southwest due to the coriolis effect of the earth spinning. it then curls anti-clockwise in the northern hemisphere and gets broken up by weather patterns and land masses.

Oh no, not another bloody turkey sandwich.

lee

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ugh! i dont do technical but thanks for the info lee...hope you had a great Xmas and like i said, thanks!!

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Tailwind component of greater than 5kts and the runway will change to 09. A wind of 350/4 will mean 27 for sure. Little chance of the 1000' wind being a factor.

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Dont mention 27 operations to me..... Spending £79 to get down there and having them on 09s all day. :(

Must be mad going spotting in these temperatures, have a good day all the same.

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Apparently this week, its 27R before 1500, and 27L there after

I'd thought of jumping down on a "train" to LHR next week, but i'm flying to STN anyway, and i'll pop to LCY for an hour or two i think :)

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Apparently this week, its 27R before 1500, and 27L there after

I'd thought of jumping down on a "train" to LHR next week, but i'm flying to STN anyway, and i'll pop to LCY for an hour or two i think :)

Please do get as many City Pics as possible, i'm suffering from withdrawal! Transport (mother) has decided she shan't be taking me till the weather warms up :mad: - PICS PICS PICS!

Im almost as bigga City and VLM fan as Tom is LBA and Jet2 :D

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Im almost as bigga City and VLM fan as Tom is LBA and Jet2 :D

Me? Fan? :D

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no, surely not Tom :D

thanks Elgan, that'll help

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Dont mention 27 operations to me..... Spending £79 to get down there and having them on 09s all day

You got an ERJ flight out of it, what more do you want?! :)

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LOL, true!

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besides Tom, in 2002, i was in Moscow in December...that is very very cold...some mild british weather will be a piece of p!ss lol

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Fair enough, I go on at people saying they must be mad going spotting in December... I suppose Amsterdam and Dublin will be boiling when I go in February!