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Old 24th Feb 2002, 19:32
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Tan
 
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In my Delhi days there always was a Cat 2, but alas, it always had a notam on it. Unless things have improved considerably there is no way I would be comfortable doing a Cat 3 into Delhi. Even if you were able to land in Cat 3 would you have the required T/O RVR or would the whole operation come to a halt? Something that a Captain has to consider when doing Cat 3’s because it’s part of the big picture.

Speaking about Cat 3’s, did you ever wonder where some of the RVR limits came from? We were always told that London’s 75m RVR limit was the visibility the crash trucks required in order to reach a crash site. The dumb airplane can land in zero visibility and not know any better…

Always had fun in Delhi...Sorry we don’t fly there anymore.

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