[TheList] ZK-IDH

Wed Feb 10 16:38:01 AEDT 2021

Could the runway lights be a visual reference for them?
Or an indication for all other aircraft that another aircraft is in the
area?
Maybe it activates some IFR equipment?

On Wed, 10 Feb 2021, 14:00 , <thelist-request at radiowiki.org.nz> wrote:

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> Looking at the track they would have been flying IFR instead of VRF
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> It's just after 3 in the morning and I've just been watching something
> interesting that I don't quite understand the Dunedin rescue helicopter Air
> 1 flew in from invercargill came up the coast and landed on the hospital
> then it flew out to see around again headed directly to swampy summit radio
> Christchurch control and ask them to turn the runway lights on at Dunedin
> airport flew towards Dunedin airport then just as they got past Mosgiel
> Bank sharply in landed back at their base why on earth would they do this
> normally they just fly straight from the hospital over saddle Hill and into
> Mosgiel what was with all the weird flying and why on earth did they
> request the runway at Dunedin airport be lit up when they weren't even
> landing there doesn't make sense to me anyway just thought there might be a
> pilot on here that might be able to provide some insight I've attached a
> screenshot of the air flight movements
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> Looking at the track they would have been flying IFR instead of VRF.
> They do this when there is low visibility due to weather condition.
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> Hi
> It's just after 3 in the morning and I've just been watching something
> interesting that I don't quite understand the Dunedin rescue helicopter Air
> 1 flew in from invercargill came up the coast and landed on the hospital
> then it flew out to see around again headed directly to swampy summit radio
> Christchurch control and ask them to turn the runway lights on at Dunedin
> airport flew towards Dunedin airport then just as they got past Mosgiel
> Bank sharply in landed back at their base why on earth would they do this
> normally they just fly straight from the hospital over saddle Hill and into
> Mosgiel what was with all the weird flying and why on earth did they
> request the runway at Dunedin airport be lit up when they weren't even
> landing there doesn't make sense to me anyway just thought there might be a
> pilot on here that might be able to provide some insight I've attached a
> screenshot of the air flight movements
>
> Tim
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