How to Fly African style and live to talk about it
Dear PPruners
This is for those who have been there, done that and got the shirt (or are there, doing that and getting the shirt). We all know that African aviation is not up to western standards but is slowly crawling up there. So in the next 5, 10, 25, 50 or 200 years it takes us to get there, those of us stuck here need a few tips on how to stay alive and safe.
How do we deal with the common potentially dangerous operationg scenarios we might find ourselves in?
Some common scenarios are:
1. 6 captains, 6 SOPs or 6 Captains, No SOPs - a lot of companies do not have SOPs or SOPs are not used across the board forcing FOs to memorise every captain's procedure.
2. Operating below wx minimums
3. Operating aircraft outside the book - overloading, using a/c for ops it wasn't designed for, incompetent crew
4. Inadequate training or lack of training
etc
What do we do if we find ourselves in such situations?
Yours Truly
Capt. Manuvar