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Old 5th Oct 2006, 14:50
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Chimbu chuckles

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I am at somewhat of a loss to see the problem here.

The AIP is excrutiatingly clear on the requirements THAT MUST BE MET for an IFR RPT aircraft to carry out a visual approach in CTA at night.

If someone decides to criss cross christiandom at night having been cleared for a visual approach he should expect the last thing he hears from ATC before shutdown is "the captain is required to call ATC on...."

"hello this is captain xyz"

"Ahh yes...do you understand the phrase 'maintain the track progressively authorised by ATC?"

"uhh yes"

"So you think it doesn't apply to you?"

"uhhh no"

"so you are incapable of meeting the requirements?"

"well no..."

"well I am afraid a report is going into your CP over your reluctance to follow clearly laid down requirements...that ok is it?"

"ummm"

"Have a good night sir"

How long do you think it would be before it stopped happening?

If you sit behind your console shaking your head nothing will change...get the CPs involved and they will get the C&Ting staff involved...they put out a memo to all aircrew and it becomes an item to be addressed at the next C&Ting meeting and then an excercise in the next recurrent sim cyclic.

Simple really.
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