Weather Radar
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Weather Radar
Dear fellows,
excuse my laziness to look into JAR OPS1 but any one could tell me if the Weather Radar has to be LEGALLY switched ON during a night flight with passengers and no Forecast of storms in for example the first half of the flight.
Our SOPs require its ON at night..
Cheers,
M.85
excuse my laziness to look into JAR OPS1 but any one could tell me if the Weather Radar has to be LEGALLY switched ON during a night flight with passengers and no Forecast of storms in for example the first half of the flight.
Our SOPs require its ON at night..
Cheers,
M.85
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Regardless of the legalities, common sense/good operating practice would be for it to be on, why wait until it,s needed then find out it,s u/s?
And if it's a published, approved SOP in effect it is regulation, therefore required.
And if it's a published, approved SOP in effect it is regulation, therefore required.
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It is not on our Minimum Equipment List either, thus we are elegible to flying without it 
Forgive me nitpicking, sorry. Anyway the condition is that only flight in VMC is allowed. Sensible.
Happy landings,
FD.
Forgive me nitpicking, sorry. Anyway the condition is that only flight in VMC is allowed. Sensible.Happy landings,
FD.
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Think the thinking is that the mechanical bit is in the nosecone, exposed to some rather nasty temperatures, thus better to have it moving and at "operating temperature", than cold soaked...leastaways that's always what I've told...if something is not in the mel, is it not REQUIRED?..read your pre-amble..
