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EMAS saves CRJ
Posted: 25 Jan 2010, 12:56
by nigelb
It is fortunate that Yeager airport had installed an Engineered Material Arresting System (EMAS) in 2008 because it saved a CRJ 200 from an unfortunate situation.
http://www.wvgazette.com/News/201001190526
Nigel²
Re: EMAS saves CRJ
Posted: 25 Jan 2010, 19:33
by DispatchDragon
Hey N2
We operate into HTS instead of CharlieWest for the exact reasons you see there - short runway with difficult approach
Leif
Re: EMAS saves CRJ
Posted: 25 Jan 2010, 22:17
by Molyned
Trust our cousins to use a term like that for a bunch of carefully placed concrete blocks
Cheers
Dave M(oly)
Re: EMAS saves CRJ
Posted: 26 Jan 2010, 22:15
by nigelb
DispatchDragon wrote:Hey N2
We operate into HTS instead of CharlieWest for the exact reasons you see there - short runway with difficult approach
Leif
Hi Leif!
Yes, Huntington is a little less mountainous. I will have to try KCRW in FS to see how it goes.
Nigel²
Re: EMAS saves CRJ
Posted: 26 Jan 2010, 22:18
by nigelb
Molyned wrote:Trust our cousins to use a term like that for a bunch of carefully placed concrete blocks
Cheers
Dave M(oly)
Yes, it looks like it was cobbled together by picking words at random from a four column list! I will say I don't think the Colonials have a monopoly on vague acronyms though.
Nigel²