RP
Sounds like a challenging but also a fun days work
- you are right.
A 'simple' answer to a complex topic- all airlines (under CAA governance, anyway) categorise airports as 'A'. 'B' or 'C' in terms of difficulty of operations. 'A' is unrestricted, 'B' requires the Captain to be specifically briefed for that airfield, normally by a written and or audio/visual brief, and 'C' is handled by such a brief AND either:-
1) A simulator training session using that airfield as the 'model'
OR
2) a visit (on the jump-seat with a qualified Captain)
OR
3) operating there with a qualified Captain in the right hand seat
OR some combination of the above.
Restrictions are sometimes placed on weather and day/night operations depending on the problem at the airfield.
GB will be no different. BA itself does not operate to Gib on a regular basis. Hope this helps with your 'challenge'
God I'm bored. I don't normally read ppruNe at 1.40am on Wednesdays but my worse half has already flown out to GIB
Hope that didn't bore you too much.
Well, let's hope you'll carry on when she comes back? Its a great place for wannabees.