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Old 15th Jul 2009, 04:37
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Wizofoz
 
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Sorry Jimmy, but you are simply wrong. There is no requirement for an Adequate Airport to conform to any weather minima, and no requirement OTHER than an aircraft be within sixty minutes of an adequate airport at every point on the flight.See Tayaracie's second post.

Destination and Takeoff alternates have weather requirements. Suitable Airporst (only relevent to ETOPS) have weather requirements. Adequate airports don't. The very Regs you have quoted say this, but you are miss-interpreting them.

Some cut'n'pasting of my own-

1) Adequate - an adequate airport is an airport, which the operator and TCCA consider to be adequate, having regard to the performance requirements applicable at the expected landing weight. In particular, it should be anticipated that at the expected time of use:
the airport will be available, and equipped with the necessary ancillary services, such as ATS, lighting, communications, weather reporting, navaids and emergency services; and
at least one approach aid will be available for an instrument approach.


2) Suitable - a suitable airport is an adequate airport with weather reports, forecasts or combination thereof, indicating that the weather conditions will be at or above minima as specified Appendix B of this document, and field condition reports indicate that a safe landing can be accomplished during the period of intended operation.

Note that there are no weather requirements for an Adequate aerodrome.

You must remain within 60 mins flight time of an Adequate aerodrome, unless you have approval to operate ETOPs.

Now please supply one quote which says you must stay within 60mins of a Suitable aerodrome.
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