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The takeoff run and required length of a runway is calculated from a bunch of parameters, including weight as you mention, but also max temperature/humidity and elevation. And it's not just the distance needed to takeoff, but to also safely come to a stop from takeoff velocity if the no-go decision is made during roll-out. Oh, and runways are uniformly thick along their length and width. Air traffic is less of a consideration for cargo carriers as the bulk of their operations are at night when passenger and GA activity is at its lowest. Rickenbacker does in fact have two 12,000-foot runways. Dayton has a 10,900 foot runway, Airborne Airpark has 10,700, and Toledo Express has 10,600. All of these would be fine for the 767s DHL runs these days. As for why DHL moved back to CVG, it's complicated, but as I recall (and I might be forgetting details), first there was the freight carrier Airborne Express (ABX). ABX became the wholly-owned contract US freight airline for DHL, because as a foreign carrier DHL is not allowed to fly point-to-point within the US, only from the US to international destinations. DHL/ABX built out Wilmington as a hub for this domestic service, and as such built it quite large because of the volume it was carrying domestically (I think at one time Wilmington was in the top two or three US airports for cargo tonnage). DHL, meanwhile, initially ran its international gateway at CVG, but later consolidated this to Wilmington. When DHL later decided to pull out of the US domestic shipping market, it had no need to own and operate the airport and large hub at Wilmington. Thus ABX moved its operations to CVG for its international shipping, where there was already a mothballed DHL hub facility that was closer to the correct size. DHL continues to use ABX for its international lift, while ABX also has other contracts. From what I can tell, DHL's remaining international routes from CVG are limited to Leicester, England, Guadalajara, Mexico and Hamilton, Ontario. You don't need a huge hub at Wilmington for that. That is correct. I was a Flight Engineer for four years and did all of the Take-Off/Landing Data by hand using performance charts. Didn't want to get complicated with the answer. I could have sworn that I read somewhere that the landing zones were thicker but I wouldn't be surprised if I were completely wrong. I was thinking traffic caused by the other cargo companies. Memphis and Indy are FedEx, Louisville is UPS. I am not sure if any other airports have the ramp space to handle a cargo op. All of this doesn't matter since they did have the mothballed hub at CVG. I forgot they owned Wilmington, I wonder what it was costing them that drove the decision to move back to CVG? Funny that we are talking about the long runways at Wilmington. This weekend they are using one of the runways for land speed trials, called the Ohio Mile. Should be a good time for us motorheads.

I can't decide which is worse. People bellyaching about the lineup of a team that has won their division or the local tabloid printing that LTE. Good ole Cincinnati. Where people strive for mediocrity and criticize perfection.

DHL using CVG has to do more with location for long international legs. Here is a good example, http://flightaware.com/live/flight/PAC242 Polar does a lot of contract flying for DHL. Could the 12k ft. runway have something to do with it? Do any other regional airports have this feature? Yes and no. I don't think the 747 needs that much runway when loaded to the gills, but it sure makes things easier. Less wear and tear on the airframes too. Not sure how much thicker the landing zones are on the bigger runways but that might be another consideration. I can't think of any other long runways in the region that DHL could use without a hassle dealing with other traffic. Rickenbacker maybe? Some other lightly used old Air Force base I am not thinking about. Well, actually Wilmington has a couple of long runways. I never understood the whole story of why DHL moved out of the facility up there and back to CVG.

its the finance committee. Full council votes should be along those same lines barring a Smitherman antic Thanks, found the agenda on the city's website. PDF http://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/noncms/council/uploads/agendbf.pdf

What were they actually voting on? I read it somewhere but now I can't find it through all of the noise.

NWS has a survey up on the main page of their website. Let them know how to improve the service. http://www.weather.gov/

The glass curtain is planned to face 2nd St (north). The south wall facing the river is not planned to have any special treatment. That seems backwards to me considering most images of the city are from the south side. This info is from the engineering firm.

Good job, I got the no dice but thanks for playing email a couple of days back. Hopefully I get a shot at the WS. Were you able to get good seats? When I got tickets in 2010 they were in the nosebleeds even though I was online 2 minutes after the sales went live.

Hahaha, sounds like a good act to book for the Toby Keith bar.

I wonder if the IRS will be able to free up any land for development due to security reasons. It seems that after Sept. 11 they would require huge setbacks. Anybody know of any other new federal buildings to compare? Maybe the new FBI in Sycamore Township.

It sounds like a solid plan, why does the Enquirer think it is delusional, or brilliant even? The store seems to do alright if it has been in that location since 1939. Did the full story of how the previous owners got in trouble ever see the light of day? That is what the Enquirer should investigate.

I drove through Lockland and got a quick look at the Stearns and Foster building. It looks like the exterior wall on the southeast corner collapsed. I thought I heard about another fire there a couple of weeks ago, but I couldn't find anything with a quick search. So if the current owners can't afford to deal with it who gets stuck with the bill?

F*** Duke. They don't have any trouble spending an estimated $34 million on cleaning the site where the West End Gas Works use to sit, apparently without even being asked, but they don't want to move and upgrade the service under a couple of streets? Here is the link for the site cleanup. http://www.duke-energy.com/WestEnd/ Read through the FAQ, it is some pure corporate doublespeak.

Do you mean watches or warnings? I watched the storms roll in and all of the warnings that I saw seemed to be warranted for the conditions. As for the comment about the weather service pulling their head out of the sand, they are way ahead of you. It is an issue that is constantly evolving with all of the new ways that people are obtaining information. http://www.erh.noaa.gov/iln/criteria/ That link is the criteria that the Wilmington office uses to issue warnings and advisories. The largest issue they face is getting the public to pay attention to whatever format they use.

Not much old growth forest left in the state. The nature display at Chilo Lock 34 Park in Clermont county has a small exhibit talking about the amount of land logged in the state. I forget the exact percentages but I think the state was about 85% forested before settlers and was down to around something like 20% in the 1960s. Another thread talking about it. http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php?topic=15354.0

No no no, stop that sh*t. This isn't NYC where people just make up neighborhood names on a whim. It is Over-the-Rhine!

Don't forget to add the cost of the Mill Creek Expressway at $542.2 million and the Brent Spence replacement that will probably be over $2 billion. Yeaaa, progress!

Straight up Vine from Second to Taft is 2.2 miles. Why was Phase 1 restricted to the basin instead of trying to get up the hill first and adding loops in the basin later?

So is the driver going to face charges for this? Seems like manslaughter unless I am missing something.

Is the Enquirer running this as an op-ed? It doesn't show up on the editorial page.

I think it is for the view, not the clearance of commercial traffic. The Majestic showboat doesn't foul the channel.

Duke is upgrading the service in the area and UC decided to tap into the system at the same time for cost savings. Next to last paragraph hear: http://www.duke-energy.com/about-us/electric-transmission-projects/whittier.asp And here are he minutes from a UC board meeting talking about the project: http://www.uc.edu/content/dam/uc/trustees/docs/minutes%202011/RegMtgMinutes5.24.11.pdf Search the pdf for DUKE.

Totally agree that the substation in that location is terrible, but that is a Duke project. Another reason to hate Duke added to the list.

Unless you work for the NSA!

I haven't read everything written about the project but this is the first time that I have seen the inclusion of rail and bike paths being an option by the use of the word if. Can't say I am really surprised, I have been waiting for ODOT to drop the rail/bike part since I first saw it. As far as the I-74 extension, I think it will happen. I am not sure I believe in a back room deal being concocted but everything being built is leading to the point that will make it easier to justify.