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beanpole99 t1_itpprh7 wrote

Worcester has a cat iii ILS landing system on runway 11 which allows planes to land in very low visibility but only if the wind is from the east. Most of the time, the wind in this area is from the west and that runway (29) does not have the same landing system so planes can't land in extremely low visibility. Unfortunately, due to the geography of the hill it Is built on it is difficult or impossible to make runway 29 cat iii.

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jbcg t1_itpuxy4 wrote

fun detail! thanks for sharing.

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gm33 OP t1_itsq7sc wrote

Wow this is fascinating. What an absolutely awful location for an airport!

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beanpole99 t1_itsumf8 wrote

Tbf, at the time the airport was sited, they couldn't possibly have predicted the future needs of aviation. ORH was actually one of my favorite airports to land at (I no longer fly). You fly right over a major city which is a rare privilege, and that runway looks like it's just waiting for you. I might be nostalgic because that's where I did most of my training. 🙂

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gm33 OP t1_itsvxrh wrote

Thanks cool background! Thanks.

I’d love to take some flying lessons one day.

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beanpole99 t1_itswvk4 wrote

Schedule a discovery flight with an instructor. They used to be about $100 for a one hour lesson. You'll get to fly the plane and really experience flying. Even if this is as far as you go it's worth it.

Happy skies.

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