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Old 7th Jul 2013, 22:37
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fireflybob
 
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What about the role and responsibility of the Operator?

All airlines place "limitations" on what pilots are permitted to do based on experience, for example, and/or even specific approaches to certain runways. One example I can think of was Corfu at night where our briefing said the PAPIS MUST be fully serviceable.

In the same vein the Operator must be satisfied that their flight crew are capable of flying different types of approach. If the Operator is not happy that (for example) it's crews are up to the task of flying a type of approach under certain conditions then such a prohibition should be applied.

It's unfair to blame it on the goalkeepers alone when it's the managers who are culpable.
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