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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1986-05-14, Page 24News Transport Canada' s response / t • front page 2A tower line does violate the outer surface at the Goderich airport. Killaire also con- tends the tower situated 1.8 miles to the east of runway 28 violates the approach slope, which is the path of the plane as it descends to approach the end of the run- way. Killaire said the tower violates the slope required for visual and non -precision instrument landings at the airport. The Goderich airport is presently licensed for visual and non -precision instrument lan- dings, and may at some point in the future install equipment for precision instrument landings. Killaire testified he presumed`Transport Canada had looked closely at the situation but when he held discussions with Transport Canada officials, -he discovered they had taken only a cursory look at the location of the transmission lines and their impact on the Goderich airport. In his testimony Killaire testified Transport Canada has virtually done no study of 1he outer surface, • approach slope or in- strument approach. Their files contain vir- tually nothing, he said. In his opinion, Transport Canada had to develop answers after he wrote the questions. Today Transport Canada does acknowledge the tower violates the air space, said tillaire. Based on this infor- mation, Killaire told the hearing he did not believe it will still be possible to license the airport if the tranmission line is,built in the proposed location along either the prefer- red or the alternate route. Killaire said he discussed criteria for obstruction surfaces with Transport DENO E FLOWER SHO PE INC. Phone 524-8132 DAY OR NIGHT Agent for 24 hr. FILM DEVELOPING Canada's Brian Campbell and how the Goderich airport would prefer a route fur- ther away from the end of the runway, but Killaire admitted under cross- examina- tion by Ontario Hydro's lawyer Bruce Campbell, that he did not specifically discuss questions about safety and the pro- posed transmission route with the Transport Canada officials. Kill'afre testified that guidelines to steer around possible hazardous situations can be established but with the transmission lines so close to the approach slope, where the pilot's attention is diverted to the plane's instrument panel for altitude readings, with the towers protruding above the physicial horizon, the towers pose a serious risk to safety. From that perspective, preferred and alternate routes pose virtually the same risk, said Killaire. He explained in his testimony that the deter- minedouter surface an airport is establishing ig ti eentreof the aerodrome, the aerodrome reference point, which is usually the centre point of the airport. The outer surface edge is a radius of 4,000 metres from the centre of the airport. Goderich is an airport which has no outer surface regulation in place. There are busier airports in Canada which also do not have their.outer surface regulations in place including the busy Toronto Island Airport. This results in constraints on per- missable circling and manoeuvrability in and around the airport because of obstructions, said Hydro's lawyer Bruce Campbell in his cross-examination of • Ellter. Que.fl "IN THE HEART OF DOWNTOWN VARNA" 4T827'103 GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, WEDNESDAY, "MAY 14, 1986—PAGE 3A safety hazard is inconsistant Killaire and Killaire agreed. "Are you aware that Transport Canada has 'been in the practice of altering the aerodrome point to accommadate outer surface edges which are pierced by ex- isting obstructions.. asked Campbell. "I doubt they would intentionally move the outer surface to artificially accom- madate obstructions which would pierce the outer surface edge. I have not review- ed the outer surface practices of Transport Canada. It has never been at issue as to whether it could be moved," said Killaire. Over the past 17 - 18 years Killaire has been involved in the development and planning of some 60 airports and he said he knows of no extreme moves made by Transport Canada to accommadate infr- ingement on the outer surface edge of aii aerodrome. Campbell suggested to Killaire that since the aerodrome reference point for the Goderich airport has not been established by Transport Canada, if so- ineone sets this point and Transport Canada, who is the only party with the authority to establish the aerodrome reference point, did not agree with the point set out in the master plan, they would not accept it as the airport's aerodrome reference point. Killaire pointed. out that Transport Canada is now accepting the latitude and longitude co-ordinates in the master plan as the aerodrome reference point for the Goderich airport. • Campbell pointed out that in cor- respondence with Transport Canada, Killaire was told that should. the Business Air Service beacon be relo Pated on the cen- tre line of the runway which is the op- timum location, it would appear Transport Canada would not raise the approach limits for pilots as they fly over the beacon. The approach limits would remain 1 he same which means pilots approaching runway 28 from the east would not be per- mitted to descend to 519 feet, until after they fly over the beacon, by which time they would have cleared the hydro towers. Killaire agreed that using the existing limits the airport is operating efficiently. but it is not an unqualified success. "There are restraints on their operation. The air- port is serving a purpose," said Killaire. 'It is a successful aerodrome operation and if the towers go up the limits will not go up," said Campbell. "Given a perfect world pilots would like to see everything bulldozed flat," com- mented Campbell. "Other than it 1 tower I extends above the surface of the earth. there is no objection." Campbell submitted that Transport Canada would not knowingly approve an unsafe situation and suggested that regardless of Killair e's opinion. Transport Canada' has quite clearly expressed the view that this is an acceptable safe situa- tion. Killaire agreed. Hydro towers are threat says pilot • from page lA ' possible that the minimum descent altitude had been changed. Campbell submitted that the new Business Air Services company instru- ment approach procedure dated 1983 changed the minimum descent altitude over the company beacon from 1600 feet to 1800, which also changes the number of feet the pilot adds to the London altimeter reading. 'These. changes mean that the pilot will be 200 feet higher when he crosses the beacon and the transmission lines than Ward had testified. Campbell suggested that Ward had deliberately submitted false evidence to the hearing causing the airport's lawyer Dan Murphy to leap to his feet in Ward's defence. Murphy proceeded to explain that Ward was using the figures contained in the airport committee's brief filed with Ontario Hydro and the hearing board, when they originally filed their protest concerning the transmission lines. There seemed to be some discrepancy as to when the new charts were issued and whether it was prior to the preparation of the brief or after its preparation. Ward was asked to submit the new charts to the hearing board before the end of the day. Campbell asked Ward why he had used the 1600 foot level in his testimony when he said he does not memorize approach charts, not even the approach chart to his home base. Ward said he had worked out of the Goderich airport for six yearsprior to moving to Toronto and he has. only been back in Goderich for two years, so he • guessed the figure stuck in his mind. Ward pointed out that his concern has _�......... n,..,., the descent to 519 feet beyond always been beyond the beacon. "But if the plane is 1800 feet over the beacon, it is substantially higher as it crosses the transmission lines." suggested Campbell. "Other pilots will not have my approach plates and they may not read all the notes in Air Pilot ( the pilot handbook). They may not always obtain altimeter readings from London, (if they cannot , raise Goderich on the radio), said Ward. "The circling altitude has never changed from 519 feet," added Ward, who is concerned that on a, missed approach a pilot will wander out over the transmission lines, while he is circling the airport at 519 feet. This leaves less than 300 feet between the top of the proposed hydro towers and the bottqm of the aircraft. 1 NOTICE TO ALL WEED MAN CUSTOMERS: Please be patient! THE MINISTRY GUIDELINES ORDER US TO SHUT DOWN OUR OPERATION WHEN IT IS WINDY. Nobody wants your lawn Free of Weeds more than we do. But until the weather changes our hands are tied. When the wind stops we will be working Dawn to Dusk to get everyone's weed control done. Thank you, TOM GRASBY. THE WEED MAN 524-2424 SPECIAL NOTE TO ALL HOME OWNERS: Don't worry that your dandelions are going We can still get a kill and guarantee you a Weed Free Lawn for the rest of the year. to seed. 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