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Old 28th Aug 2011, 16:51
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sudden Winds
 
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If you have one source of electrical power remaining you are one generator short of full emergency, and if that happens you're now 30 (or 60) minutes short of a nightmare. Now, if you're returning back home, daylight vfr and your distance to destination, where full maintenance support is waiting for you, is slightly (only slightly) higher than an enroute alternate airport with less maintenance, whether your company serves it or not, I might consider flying a bit faster and heading home, but anything different from the scenario described above would mean a landing at the nearest suitable airport. Of course I'd try my best to choose an airport served by my company, a place I have approach plates for, with at least the minimun fire service category for the airplane I fly, etc.

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