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Old 20th Apr 2010, 10:33
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Denti
 
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I do think the current flight operation in parts of europe is more than questionable. For example in germany you have to fly VFR until you are out of the restricted area which is GND to FL 195. Now all the airlines are flying VFR without any training to do so (yes, everyone started out flying VFR, however for many that is more than 20 years ago), questionable documentation and in parts of germany IMC conditions.

Safety first? Yes, of course, as long as it doesn't have an impact on the bottom line, lets hope we will be spared a bigger incident or accident.
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