Originally Posted by
763 jock
FFS.
I used to dispatch to airfields where no SNOTAM was available because the airfield was closed at the time of departure. 10 hour long haul flight to somewhere at -26 in heavy snow. We always went on the basis that by the time we got there, the runway would be cleared and open.
This **** makes me look forward to the day I retire. Where did common sense go?
Well, that's exactly what the text implies! You just need an additional alternate.
Originally Posted by
compressor stall
As someone responsible for writing and updating OMs, can I say that is some of the most unfit for purpose verbiage (even with proper formatting) I have seen in a long time.
The purpose of an OM is like a babel fish. It should take arse covering legislative NAA legalese and translate it into clear and concise words to the simplest pilot in your cohort to accurately interpret under time pressure.
If that’s as good as I could come up with I’d stand down from my OM authorship. You have my sympathies.
Out of curiosity, how does your regulator describe the dispatch landing criteria? I agree the EASA text (of which this is almost an exact copy) is quite complicated.