Originally Posted by
ElZilcho
The comms failure procedure you speak of is outlined in the NZAIP rather than an Airline specific SOP. ENR 1.15 - 8 Diversion
Yes. My apologies - I probably should have mentioned that.
I'm familiar with a few Airlines who have a requirement to divert after 2 unsuccessful approaches, although even then, the PIC can exercise their authority to conduct a 3rd.
Thanks for that. Thinking about it some more, it may be that I read it in a human factors publication. I think the stated intention was to mitigate the temptation to progressively "bend" the limits on subsequent approaches.
Personally, I'm not a fan of trying to create SOP's in place of good airmanship.
I agree entirely.