Originally Posted by
CaptainSouth
ETOP’s is a pre flight planning ruleset.
in flight prior to EEP you must check weathers all ok for en route airports. Once past EEP, no change to routing required if enroute alternate goes bad. Why?
Because you are not going to enroute alternate. You are going to destination! Enroute alternate is just in case.
I have got it and your point so far but what I'd like to know is why using an EEP as a decision point. Supposing you just passed an EEP and all of your ERAs just went down below minima and you were still within approved 90-min from your origin airport then you could decide to continue to your destination. BUT before the EEP, you have to reroute or do any courses of action or even come back to your departure airport.
so why 'EEP'???