Originally Posted by
bookworm
I'm not sure about that. Isn't that the point of a ramp check?
Which of course is only really relevant to N-reg operators as they do get ramp checked even over here where as private EASA reg aircraft are almost never ramp checked.
Given this is in the NPA, I think Bookworm needs some more concrete examples to work into a response.
So far the main ones that seem to have come out are
1 - There are aircraft with very limited endurance (i.e. less than 1 hr) that can not practically operate with 30 minutes reserve
2 - A lack of clarity regarding circuits at a remote field (which I suspect is pedantry)
3 - There are aircraft with sufficiently limited W&B ranges that 30 minutes reserve is not practical (may be the same group of aircraft as 1 above)
4 - I can make the decision on my own and regulating is not necessary (not that compelling an argument to a regulation obsessed Continent)