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Old 1st Mar 2017, 20:55
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Thanks for your reply Old Lurker. I didn't word my comment as well as I should have. Flybe did of course give an explanation for suspending the route but their explanation was questioned by many because they should have known the limitations with radar coverage and the ILS procedure having previously operated Q400s from there during summer to Jersey.

It's been interesting reading the comments in this thread about the characteristics of the Q400 in gusty winds and icing conditions. The combination of icing conditions and sometimes having to use the 09 ILS procedure at Dundee with a tailwind component into a relatively short runway with no radar coverage must have made for a busy work environment.

Sorry for the thread creep.
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