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No Power This Hour In The Tower At FLL

OPNLguy From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Posted (7 years 6 months 3 weeks 3 days 7 hours ago) and read 1862 times:

The commercial power at FLL has failed, as have the generators, as have the battery-powered stuff. Numerous diversions...

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FXRA From United States of America, joined Jul 1999, 681 posts, RR: 3
Reply 1, posted (7 years 6 months 3 weeks 3 days 6 hours ago) and read 1817 times:

We have power in the tower!!! No need to cower, you may head to FLL at this hour!

jd

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OPNLguy From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 2, posted (7 years 6 months 3 weeks 3 days 6 hours ago) and read 1804 times:

Yes, we now have power, we are not sour, we will bring flower(s)... Wink

(Now, don't let it go out again--we don't like diverting the same flights twice...) Wink

SPREE34 From United States of America, joined Jun 2004, 2096 posts, RR: 10
Reply 3, posted (7 years 6 months 3 weeks 3 days 6 hours ago) and read 1747 times:

Quoting OPNLguy (Thread starter):
The commercial power at FLL has failed, as have the generators, as have the battery-powered stuff. Numerous diversions...

Once again the FAA's complete redundancy fails, and I'll bet safety was never compromised. Cough...cough...coughbullshit.

I don't understand everything I don't know about this.

Uniuniunium From United States of America, joined Oct 2005, 30 posts, RR: 0
Reply 4, posted (7 years 6 months 3 weeks 3 days 5 hours ago) and read 1702 times:

Quoting SPREE34 (Reply 3):

Quoting SPREE34 (Reply 3):
Once again the FAA's complete redundancy fails, and I'll bet safety was never compromised. Cough...cough...coughbullshit.

You do, of course, realize that there are many commercial airports in the US (not to mention busy GA-only) without any ATC services? As long as the proper precautions are taken (e.g. proper spacing made by TRACON controllers and use of the CTAF/UNICOM frequency), it's not that big of a deal to operate without the Tower.

Jmc1975 From Israel, joined Sep 2000, 3160 posts, RR: 17
Reply 5, posted (7 years 6 months 3 weeks 3 days 5 hours ago) and read 1692 times:

What's this have to do with Eddie Bauer?

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N1120A From United States of America, joined Dec 2003, 25852 posts, RR: 79
Reply 6, posted (7 years 6 months 3 weeks 3 days 5 hours ago) and read 1685 times:

Quoting SPREE34 (Reply 3):
Once again the FAA's complete redundancy fails, and I'll bet safety was never compromised. Cough...cough...coughbullshit.

Oh really? How about 9/11 when a bomb threat was phoned into LAX tower and the FAA was able to safely move tower communications to the old tower using a handheld radio and cell phones? It showed that even a complete evacuation is planned for

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OPNLguy From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 7, posted (7 years 6 months 3 weeks 3 days 5 hours ago) and read 1684 times:

Quoting Uniuniunium (Reply 4):
it's not that big of a deal to operate without the Tower.

True, but with higher traffic volumes at FLL, that's alot of phone calls to ATC...

OPNLguy From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 8, posted (7 years 6 months 3 weeks 3 days 5 hours ago) and read 1673 times:

Quoting N1120A (Reply 6):
Oh really? How about 9/11 when a bomb threat was phoned into LAX tower and the FAA was able to safely move tower communications to the old tower using a handheld radio and cell phones? It showed that even a complete evacuation is planned for

But, did FLL have (1) an old tower, and (2) a handheld radio?

Uniuniunium From United States of America, joined Oct 2005, 30 posts, RR: 0
Reply 9, posted (7 years 6 months 3 weeks 3 days 5 hours ago) and read 1671 times:

Quoting OPNLguy (Reply 7):
True, but with higher traffic volumes at FLL, that's a lot of phone calls to ATC...

Quite right, I suppose I spoke from the standpoint of safety rather than operational efficiency. The extra precautions required are sure to cause delays at high traffic airports, but it's possible to still operate safely.

Electech6299 From United States of America, joined Aug 2005, 616 posts, RR: 3
Reply 10, posted (7 years 6 months 3 weeks 3 days 5 hours ago) and read 1653 times:

Quoting Uniuniunium (Reply 9):
The extra precautions required are sure to cause delays at high traffic airports

I misread that at first- I thought it said

Quote:
The extra precautions are required to be sure to cause delays at high traffic airports

Now it is the hour
for an end to our
rants against those in power
about the lights on the tower
So even if you are sour
you might be content to glower
without posting your dour
comments

Send not to know for whom the bell tolls...it tolls for thee

OPNLguy From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 11, posted (7 years 6 months 3 weeks 3 days 5 hours ago) and read 1642 times:

How true... Besides, resistance is futile (if less than 8 ohms...)

ContnlEliteCMH From United States of America, joined Mar 2005, 1436 posts, RR: 50
Reply 12, posted (7 years 6 months 3 weeks 3 days 5 hours ago) and read 1637 times:

I suppose that makes it the Sour Hour Power Tower.

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Lincoln From United States of America, joined Nov 2004, 3887 posts, RR: 8
Reply 13, posted (7 years 6 months 3 weeks 3 days 4 hours ago) and read 1621 times:

Quoting OPNLguy (Reply 8):
But, did FLL have (1) an old tower, and (2) a handheld radio?

Not knowing anything about FLL, I'm speaking off the cuff here, but I'm guessing they're far more likely to have one of these than the other Wink

BTW - love the rhiming

Lincoln

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