Dash Eight operations at low level on Border watch

[Edition12]

10 miles off shore and with a couple of experienced guys driving that radar down the back - but yeah your point still stands

[Shark Slayer]

Ops conducted IAW CAO 95.23.

No option, no choice. Read it and then comment.

[Rogan82]

P3- 100' by day 300' night/IMC. All hand flown.

[layman]

P3 ops

Rogan82

probably just a story, but was told that standing instuctions for P3 at low level (day or night) was for 1st pilots to hand fly and for 2nd pilots to "stay dry"

cheers
layman

[Shagpile]

The best instrument in the P3 is the CVS indicator...essentially an instantaneous VSI. You can see it out the corner of your eye and any time you are +-300 ft/min, it shows a number readout which grabs your attention. So even at 300ft at night (realistically 330 ft to avoid the warning system flashing bright red lights in your eyes), you've got a fair while before hitting the water.

[Senior Pilot]

Originally Posted by Brian Abraham

I'm sure you meant 125 feet SP. If memory serves, but not to be relied upon.

We moved up from 125' to avoid the taller radar masts

It made CCA intercepts easier, too....

[Shark Slayer]

Customs Dash 8:

200' Day.
600' Night.
Sometimes Lsalt depending on terrain proximity.

Mixture of CAO 95.23 and company SOP. In a CAR 217 operation, all the same as far as CASA concerned - i.e. the law!