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Old 20th Apr 2011, 12:21
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Thanks framer. That explains everything.

MountainBear, it would not be a detail then, but the main point. The point not being the time of takeoff, but that he took off without having the option of the company established contingency procedure.

One could argue if 18 mins would be enough to perform the figure 8 pattern and land. One would hope that it was assessed and discussed to both pilots agreement before departure. If so, it's an interesting discussion to what extent judgement of the pilots, will allow for superseding company procedures. What if they were 3 min too late or only 1 or 30 seconds?

Definitely a grey area. If they can prove that they had made an estimation on how many minutes it would take for the return, or it is obvious that 18 min is enough, I think most companies would have given a slap on the wrist and a pad on the back with the other hand.

If they gave it no consideration at all, maybe the allegations are not that wrong after all.
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