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Old 22nd Feb 2009, 06:53
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bigglesbutler
 
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It's such a shame that the ship went under.
The airframe was recovered to aberdeen, only the tail sank.

Does the PF hand over to the PNF before the minima if the PNF calls visual, and remain on instruments until landing. Thus the PNF for the approach becomes the PF for the landing. Or once visual is called, do both pilots look outside from that point until landing?
On a genuine ARA day, ie down to minima our training is for one pilot to remain on instruments until decision point and beyond until PF is propery visual, incase of going back into IMC. North Sea pilots know how it can change within a couple of hundred meters so they will play it safe if there is any doubt.

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