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Old 9th November 2005 | 10:46
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Special 25
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My problems ............. Well let me see.

Yes limits are extended to allow for greater visibility, higher transit heights etc. But none of that is going to make it any safer to land on a sparsley lit oil platform at night. Let alone a boat or vessel.

Are you trying to tell me the limits being any greater are going to help you land with very limited and sometimes deceptive visual cues, or that they are going to make me feel any better when I know I'm sitting next to a relative newbie co-pilot, and I can feel my buttocks clenching so hard, I dare say, I could snap a pencil ??

My son also flies offshore now (as a passenger) and I can't deny, even having the inside knowledge into the business, I feel a greater concern for his welfare when they are flying at night, than I do during the day - By that simple fact alone, I can be sure that my inner concience feels that it just isn't as safe flying at night.

332Mistress, you have an enviable confidence in your abilities (and those that you fly with), but I'm sure there may be others that have some empathy with my opinion - Or maybe I should retire now before I totally lose the plot !
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