I'm by no means up to speed with the aviation stuff, but the northern most tip of the runway (probably about 1km) is definitely sloped up a bit from the rest of it.
Wasn't really obvious until you were standing at that end, but when you looked down you definitely noticed the sloping.
North end is 36 feet higher than the south end, not terrible for a 14,000 foot runway.
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Basically I was sitting here at home watching the radar, we were expecting a full stop in Calgary, refuel, and then head north to Edmonton for a practice approach. Apparently the plan was to just touch and go in Calgary, head north to Edmonton for a touch and go, and then head back to Calgary. As soon I as I saw them turn to the north I got in my car and high tailed it to the airport, it was me and another guy clearly there for the same purpose sprinting across the Shell parking lot with our radios in our hands, and we got to the fence just in time. He touched down and lifted off again so effortlessly, we both kinda looked at each other and put one hand to our ear like, "is it seriously that quiet?!"
Definitely the most fun I've ever had spotting an aircraft.
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Via thegx on SSP, this was the first approach at YEG.
Spoiler!
Haha, no offense to the photographer or the people excited about this plane. But with those two pics having nothing but blue sky as the background, it just looks like any other plane, lol.
“It seemed like a really unique opportunity — I don’t know of any other runs that take place on a runway,” said Jason Dorn, who was running the 8.4-km race with his wife, Karyann Dorn.
“In 30 years, when I’m taking off from the airport, I’ll be able to look out and say, ‘I ran that.’”
Karyann expected to run it quickly, considering it was a pretty flat route.
“It seemed like a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity — there’s only one chance to be here before it’s operational.”
