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Old 3rd December 2009 | 20:44
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Brendan Navigator
 
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Could you post the whole route please? I am quite interested.
Sure. There are a number of examples using different airports but here is one;

EGPH. TLA SID then Direct to TRN then P600 to BLACA then the Standard routing via MAGEE to the approach procedure for EGAC.

-(FPL-GABCD-IG -C182/L -S/S -EGPH1200 -N0120F080 TLA DCT TRN P600 BLACA DCT MAGEE -EGAC0100 EGAA -OPR/PRIVATE)

Now how many people in the European regulatory system thinks that it is a good idea for a pilot with as little as 12 hours sole reference to instrument time to depart Edinburgh in a twin (having only doen the 12 hours training in a single) climb into the teeth of the Edinburgh and Glasgow arrivals to say FL160 and then route down the P600 to take up the hold at MAGEE - a procedure they have never been checked as being able to do and hold for 20 minutes because the weather at EGAC is below minima and then route back up the P600 to Glasgow.

Even taking the fact that a pilot can get an IMC rating in a single and then legally use it in a twin causes even the most ardent supporter some "concern".
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