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Old 22nd July 2005 | 22:53
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Sorry Chaps (and Chapesses), its probably a no win situation. As an aircraft commander, you are bound by the provisions of ANO Article 43, to "reasonably satisfy himself before the aircraft takes off.....that the flight can safely be made, taking into account the latest information available.....".

Part of the problem that I've encountered is that some airport operators change a procedure "WIE" (ie "with immediate effect"). This gives you no chance if you have recently got airborne.

While, to the letter of the law, you can probably argue that you have reasonably satisfied yourself, if its something that you have to rely on or use while en-route, you don't need a stroppy controller telling you that you've got it wrong.

While there is an established system (the AIRAC 28 day cycle) for promulgating major procedure changes, thereby permitting Aerad/Jeppeson etc time to change their charts, can the CAA not, for flight safety sake ban "WIE" procedure changes, unless they are warranted by an immediate flight safety need?
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