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Old 2nd Oct 2019, 01:57
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Originally Posted by Sparrows.


I believe the airlines meet with CASA this week asking for 25kts crosswind. They’re all for it, except CASA isn’t....
On what grounds? If the aircraft are certified to operate in crosswinds in excess of 25kts and we all go through CASA approved training and checking programs that expose us to operating the aircraft at their limits, what possible reason could CASA have to continue to restrict our operations?

Seems they just want the Australian system to remain the laughing stock of the world.
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