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Old 2nd Aug 2013, 00:14
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bubbers44
 
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All ATP and lower check rides require the pilot to do a precision approach, a non precision approach and a visual approach with no electronic guidance. Anybody that can't fails. This is of course at least one with an engine out. At least one engine out ILS is always hand flown in our country along with the visual approach. We do this to make our aviation safe with qualified crews.

We should not exempt foreign airlines because they can't meet these minimal standards. Every pilot flying an airplane should be able to do this easily.

The FAA requiring foreign carriers to not do visual approaches is unfair to the airlines that meet these standards but how do we determine which airlines can and which can't?

We have been shown which can't but I know of a lot of foreign carriers that can meet these standards easily.
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