A quick hour at Chambery 31.1.10

[johnoakes]

;D
Hope you like these.

Nothing spectacular--but I still find the idea of 4 757s on the ground at once a bit exciting-its a sight we may not see too often in the future and I like the 757.

The Russian is one that has visited earlier.













These guys never fail to amaze me.
The airliners have to wait for them to clear--it sa a bit like steam giving way to sail on the high seas.



The guy with the ski adaptors on his undercarriage is still surviving.
Brave chap.



I tried a few landing/take off shots and got a chattering on the soundtrack.It seems my camera does that when the batteries are low.

With the fresh batteries the sound disappears.

Not perfect but I am trying to improve.
Enjoy.







Any criticism will be accepted and acted upon.

[columbo]

No critisism from me John.

[ronturner]

John, Your comment about the commercials having to wait for the tiddlers.
Once an aircraft is established on final, and is given "clear to land" it has priority regardless of size. The aircraft has the runway until the "on" aircraft has cleared the runway beyond the holding point marks onto the adjacent taxiway. (In French "Piste degagé.)
ATC normally manage traffic so that it flows to the advantage of the commercial guys, but where no parallel taxiway exists, and/or if backtracking is required, its harder to manage. Circuit management often involves extended downwind leg. or orbiting, but at Chambery this has its difficulties with the town at one of the the runway, high ground more than 1000ft above airfield level nearby and the lake at the other end which has high ground either side and in any case orbiting there gets in the way of other descending traffic.
Add to this two other factors:-
(1) These local guys fly all year. not just a few weeks when the snow comes and the in-comers arrive. They have leverage with the airfield operator. Most of these commercial guys pay little or nothing to use the aerodrome. The local Chamber of Commerce actually pays the airlines to bring the skiers in. (Its a big issue in France esp. with Ryanair. Expect things to change and expect to see less use of French regional airports in the future by these so called low cost operators.)
(2) The French have a more egalitarian approach to priority in the air, except of course when the needs of a French pilot conflicts with a the needs of a foreign pilot, in which case .....no contest.
(3) The head of the French CAA (DGAC) is an avid private pilot. It makes a difference.

Nice photos by the way. Next time, I would like to see some video of the aircraft climbing away with the high terrain in the picture.

Ron

[johnoakes]

;D
Will do.
Your comments regarding the tiddlers is just as I expected.

The French ALWAYS look after their own.

Not a bad policy really--wish we had one like it.

[griff]

Hi John

You may know that I am researching into Jules Charles Toussaint Vedrines (1881 - 1919) who landed a Morane Borel Monoplane on Eccleston Hill, St Helens in July 1911.

He was a native of Saint-Denis.

Living in France would you know if there is anything about him on their Heritage site / local authority site?

Cheers

Griff