Tulla to go Cat 3
autolands carried out by aircraft on approved runways using low viz procedures at least once every rolling 35 days
The aircraft have to have at least one autoland every 45 days
Thanks for the answer about the radar and the link to those black boxes at the end of the runway.
In this technological age, how expensive would it be to maintain a CATIII system? Surely alot of equipment these days has built in test facilities. With flight testing, it used to be done in an F28 now a king air. Surely it could be done in a turboprop single. Wouldn't even have to be pressurised.
In this technological age, how expensive would it be to maintain a CATIII system? Surely alot of equipment these days has built in test facilities. With flight testing, it used to be done in an F28 now a king air. Surely it could be done in a turboprop single. Wouldn't even have to be pressurised.
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Keg,
You must be referring to Boeing trash
We're told that our A330s continue their currency and approval on the basis of Bite tests conducted regularly by the engineering types.
Those of us up the front have to do a practise one only every 90 days.
Every 35 days for someone on the 744 would effectively mean every fourth landing would have to be an autoland - bugger! All the fun's been taken out of the job...
Come across from the dark side
You must be referring to Boeing trash
We're told that our A330s continue their currency and approval on the basis of Bite tests conducted regularly by the engineering types.
Those of us up the front have to do a practise one only every 90 days.
Every 35 days for someone on the 744 would effectively mean every fourth landing would have to be an autoland - bugger! All the fun's been taken out of the job...
Come across from the dark side
Nunc est bibendum
Come across from the dark side
I figure I've spent so many years bagging Airbus philosophy that I can't reasonably bid to go to it now. If QF ends up going all Airbus one day I'll take great pride in being the last Boeing pilot.....as long as I outlast Going Boeing!
Hey Keg, as you know, I'll be retired well before you so you will outlast me.
As for
RAD_ALT_ALIVE, my understanding is that you Hyundai drivers never really fly the aircraft - effectively the aircraft does every landing thus you don't need to practice autolands as often as us "big balled" Boeing pilots. Airbus designed their aircraft to be difficult to hand fly so even those who wish to maintain their flying skills end up leaving it to full automatics. It's all part of their dastardly plan to design pilots out of aeroplanes - that's what CEO's like Darth (Dark Side) Dixon want.
As for
Those of us up the front have to do a practise one only every 90 days.
