Having survived the above mentioned operations before and then worked the BY THE BOOK ops, I wonder where the soluton to this problem can be found??
Yes the operations
"somtimes" demand a bit extra to get the job done due to the circumstances. for eg a medi-vac into a hot strip with fighting and general poo hitting the fan.You go in, do the job, save the people and go home feeling good with youself, knowing full well the field was not balanced for your a/c and you had to pull a "bit" more flap on take off to get out....Live by the gun die by the gun..
The other problem is that we are not flying a/c suiteable to the operations. On a 200 contract they want 1900 space and load, on a 1900 contract they want DC3 space and load. Ive found that when confronting said UN / Agency explaining that a bigger a/c would be more cost efficient and more "legal" but would cost more per block hour they generally go "Thanks but no thanks, gotta look after our budget"
Not only that but to find a logistics person who understands "balanced field operations" is not to easy.
The other problem is that your company sells the a/c with complete false performance figures and this is another issue that needs to be addressed. At the end of the day its fraud.
Well I certainly do enjoy the by the book contracts these days and feel you should all stick to the AFM and SOPs!!! It really is worth it and you enjoy your flying so much more.
Thanks
4g
