Originally Posted by
dartman2
Whilst I don't entirely disagree with you, the fact remains that these rules are essentially the same as used in many other parts of the world. In my employment (foreign) we can land with 30 minutes at an alternate and 15 following an in flight failure.
However in Australia that alternate doesn't exist. CASA are saying you can flight plan to land at your destination with fixed reserves. Now consider, that they are saying you can do that at a single runway, remote airfield, of which there are many and you are asking for trouble. Like alot of things there is nothing wrong with the ICAO rules, it's just that CASA are selective about which they use and they seem to be erring more on the operators side of the equation rather than safety.
My personal question is, Why did CASA see fit to change this rule? They carry on all the time that they're doing everything for safety and to increase it but this seems like a step backwards?
Yes I agree.