Originally Posted by DFC
The difference is not between IR and IMC holders.........it is in the way that the rating is for the most part used.
Originally Posted by DFC
The difference is most certainly between IR and IMC holders.
DFC,
You are in your own little world.
You stated
Specifically, bookworm, there is no requirement for an IMC rating holder to apply higher minima at the alternate aerodrome when planning the flight (if they have even bothered to plan one) than at the destination i.e. the IMC rating holder can plan to a destination with an NDB approach and have an alternate with an ILS and use the 500ft DH and 1800m as minima where an IR holder will be obliged to apply non-precision minima at the alternate which could be higher than the IMC rating 500ft limit for a precision approach.
Bookworm clearly showed that you were mistaken. Neither he nor I made any comment on the safety of operating in such a way, just pointed out that your comment was incorrect. Why you have attempted to argue that you are correct because to operate in a particular way is unsafe, or because in your view IMC holder are or are not different to IR holders I don't know. Neither Bookworm nor I are talking about that. You are talking to yourself when you talk about that!
Our comments were simply pointing out that your above statement was incorrect. Nothing more, nothing less.
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