Engine testing notification from WIAL
We received this message from WIAL warning of high-power engine testing, hopefully it will be done quickly:
Message from Wellington Airport to neighbouring residents
This morning a bird strike unfortunately affected an Air NZ A320 aircraft departing the airport which meant that it had to return to Wellington. This aircraft is therefore now undergoing repairs at the Execujet hangar on our western apron. Once the repairs have been done, a high-powered engine run test is required before re-entry to normal service.
Depending on how quickly the repairs can be undertaken by the Air NZ engineers, the high-powered engine test could potentially be on Saturday afternoon, however it will more likely happen on Sunday or early next week. The engine test could take a couple of hours or so if all goes well (this consists of starting the engine off in idle and increasing the power system periodically at small increments to ensure that the engine is operating within the right parameters at each level), so residents may notice out-of-the ordinary aircraft noise during this time.
The location of the aircraft when this is happening will be towards the south of the airport on the main taxiway (parallel to the runway).
If you have any queries regarding this (or other airport noise), please do not hesitate to contact us by emailing airnoise@wellingtonairport.co.nz
Thank you for your patience and understanding.
Poll: Would you rather: Christmas in summer forever or winter forever?
Just a bit of a fun poll to get you thinking.
If you had to live out your Christmas days, would you prefer it was a summer Christmas or a winter Christmas?
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62.8% Summer
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35.9% Winter
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1.4% Other - I'll share below
What word sums up 2024, neighbours?
If 2020 was the year of lockdowns, banana bread, and WFH (work from home)....
In one word, how would you define 2024?
We're excited to see what you come up with!
⚠️ DOGS DIE IN HOT CARS. If you love them, don't leave them. ⚠️
It's a message we share time and time again, and this year, we're calling on you to help us spread that message further.
Did you know that calls to SPCA about dogs left inside hot cars made up a whopping 11% of all welfare calls last summer? This is a completely preventable issue, and one which is causing hundreds of dogs (often loved pets) to suffer.
Here are some quick facts to share with the dog owners in your life:
👉 The temperature inside a car can heat to over 50°C in less than 15 minutes.
👉 Parking in the shade and cracking windows does little to help on a warm day. Dogs rely on panting to keep cool, which they can't do in a hot car.
👉 This puts dogs at a high risk of heatstroke - a serious condition for dogs, with a mortality rate between 39%-50%.
👉 It is an offence under the Animal Welfare Act to leave a dog in a hot vehicle if they are showing signs of heat stress. You can be fined, and prosecuted.
SPCA has created downloadable resources to help you spread the message even further. Posters, a flyer, and a social media tile can be downloaded from our website here: www.spca.nz...
We encourage you to use these - and ask your local businesses to display the posters if they can. Flyers can be kept in your car and handed out as needed.
This is a community problem, and one we cannot solve alone. Help us to prevent more tragedies this summer by sharing this post.
On behalf of the animals - thank you ❤️
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