ETOPs or non ETOPs
PP,
I wasn't actually thinking along those lines and would appreciate your opinion on the interpretation of the JAR.
I read it as a non ETOPs aircraft proceeds from point A to to point B. Within that route are adequate airfields within 60 minutes, hence no ETOPs.
At point B ( destination ) the aircraft then diverts to point C (alternate ) which is 2 hours from B. Between B and C is point X, another adequate airfield, midway between the 2, which the aircraft overflies en route to C.
Thus the aircraft is never more than 60 minutes from an adequate airfield but the FP alternate is 2 hrs from the destination.
Clear as mud?? I can't think why anyone would necessarily want to do that in Europe but there may be parts of the world where for political or diplomatic reasons it may be necessary; but then it wouldn't come under JARs!!!!
What do you think??? Purely in terms of the theory, not the practice.