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Forum: Rumours & News
9th Dec 2023, 16:38
Replies: 445
Views: 129,268
Posted By Check Airman

In my experience, if the weather is marginal for...

In my experience, if the weather is marginal for one approach, ATC is happy to provide another approach if necessary.
Forum: Rumours & News
5th Dec 2023, 04:41
Replies: 445
Views: 129,268
Posted By Check Airman

1201alarm The following is from section 5-4 of...

1201alarm
The following is from section 5-4 of the FAA Airman Information Manual (AIM)

https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/atpubs/aim_html/chap5_section_4.html




(As an aside, you...
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Dec 2023, 13:53
Replies: 445
Views: 129,268
Posted By Check Airman

Is that what all the angst is about? I suppose...

Is that what all the angst is about? I suppose all the wailing is starting to make sense now.

In the US, an airplane can fly a visual approach while on an IFR flight plan. There are even cases...
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Dec 2023, 12:27
Replies: 445
Views: 129,268
Posted By Check Airman

An airplane on an IFR plan can conduct a visual...

An airplane on an IFR plan can conduct a visual approach. Do you really think we’re talking about cancelling IFR?
Forum: Rumours & News
3rd Dec 2023, 02:14
Replies: 445
Views: 129,268
Posted By Check Airman

I've made the same observation. I suppose it...

I've made the same observation. I suppose it comes down to what you're used to. I've done night visual approaches to the 9 busiest airports in the world (according to this...
Forum: Rumours & News
2nd Dec 2023, 05:31
Replies: 445
Views: 129,268
Posted By Check Airman

Whose fault was that? Perhaps next time, they'll...

Whose fault was that? Perhaps next time, they'll book a trip on an airline that can operate 24/7.
Forum: Rumours & News
28th Nov 2023, 11:27
Replies: 445
Views: 129,268
Posted By Check Airman

I’ve been careful not to fault the crew on this...

I’ve been careful not to fault the crew on this one. They had their hands tied by SOP. Some manager at DLH thinks a visual approach isn’t safe, for some reason.
Forum: Rumours & News
28th Nov 2023, 04:10
Replies: 445
Views: 129,268
Posted By Check Airman

How absurd to think that a pilot of one plane who...

How absurd to think that a pilot of one plane who can see a well lit airplane a few miles away would want to take some responsibility for not bumping into that plane.

”That’s ATC’s job” seems to...
Forum: Rumours & News
27th Nov 2023, 21:23
Replies: 445
Views: 129,268
Posted By Check Airman

There have been many more visuals that have ended...

There have been many more visuals that have ended well. If KAL can’t fly a visual approach on Italy, there’s no reason I shouldn’t be able to. In terms of the timing, the earlier the better. They get...
Forum: Rumours & News
27th Nov 2023, 20:41
Replies: 445
Views: 129,268
Posted By Check Airman

Why would a crew NEED an instrument approach on a...

Why would a crew NEED an instrument approach on a VMC night? As far as we know, the windshields weren't cracked. Why would anyone expect a crew to need an approach that was designed to get airplanes...
Forum: Rumours & News
27th Nov 2023, 15:04
Replies: 445
Views: 129,268
Posted By Check Airman

In SFO, it is special handling. They’re not...

In SFO, it is special handling. They’re not asking a pilot on a VFR flight plan to shoot an ILS. They’re asking an IFR crew to look outside and fly. If they can’t (or aren’t allowed to) do that in...
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Nov 2023, 16:42
Replies: 445
Views: 129,268
Posted By Check Airman

When the weather goes down, there are delays. We...

When the weather goes down, there are delays. We start to get slot times, or we’re just held on the ground (seemingly) indefinitely.
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Nov 2023, 12:56
Replies: 445
Views: 129,268
Posted By Check Airman

The river visual is heaps of fun :) I’ve...

The river visual is heaps of fun :)

I’ve been trying (unsuccessfully) to understand the obsession with flying an ILS on a VFR night…
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Nov 2023, 04:35
Replies: 445
Views: 129,268
Posted By Check Airman

Our safety people wouldn't care for that at all....

Our safety people wouldn't care for that at all. If he'd exercised his authority after fuel became critical, that'd be fine, but to do it right off the bat would probably generate a phone call with...
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Nov 2023, 04:30
Replies: 445
Views: 129,268
Posted By Check Airman

Their rest rules are obviously different. Under...

Their rest rules are obviously different. Under 117, you could accomplish this with a 19 hr FDP if there are 4 pilots. It would be illegal with only 3 pilots though. 3 or 4 pilots, I'd have probably...
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Nov 2023, 08:13
Replies: 445
Views: 129,268
Posted By Check Airman

You and I aren't getting anywhere with each...

You and I aren't getting anywhere with each other. Let's agree to disagree.
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Nov 2023, 07:07
Replies: 445
Views: 129,268
Posted By Check Airman

That's why he doesn't get the delay...

That's why he doesn't get the delay...
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Nov 2023, 03:28
Replies: 445
Views: 129,268
Posted By Check Airman

FullWings said he hadn’t experienced delays when...

FullWings said he hadn’t experienced delays when having to shoot the ILS into SFO, and suggested ATC was just being lazy on the day I’m question. I was simply explaining why he’d be less likely to...
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Nov 2023, 21:27
Replies: 445
Views: 129,268
Posted By Check Airman

Have you seen the second video? It’s a bit long,...

Have you seen the second video? It’s a bit long, but it clearly explains what ATC was dealing with.
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Nov 2023, 21:26
Replies: 445
Views: 129,268
Posted By Check Airman

You wouldn’t experience a delay, because in those...

You wouldn’t experience a delay, because in those situations, the widebody coming in from FRA will be given the priority.

The 737 coming from Denver will be held on the ground for hours, or...
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Nov 2023, 15:12
Replies: 445
Views: 129,268
Posted By Check Airman

You’re still very much on an IFR flight plan....

You’re still very much on an IFR flight plan. It’s not a matter of capability. If you want to be able to have this many movements at a particular field, you’ll have to be operationally flexible.
...
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Nov 2023, 15:07
Replies: 445
Views: 129,268
Posted By Check Airman

I think it comes down to a difference in ATC...

I think it comes down to a difference in ATC philosophy. US ATC seems to be more about separation, UK is more about control.

We went into LHR a few weeks ago, on a gin clear day with what seemed...
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Nov 2023, 04:07
Replies: 445
Views: 129,268
Posted By Check Airman

I think the 2 layers you mentioned were less of a...

I think the 2 layers you mentioned were less of a factor than they would appear for 2 reasons:

1. The METAR is just a snapshot. The conditions could've improved quite a bit since the observation,...
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Nov 2023, 03:38
Replies: 445
Views: 129,268
Posted By Check Airman

If you need to fly a straight in ILS every time,...

If you need to fly a straight in ILS every time, how'd you manage to survive in a piston? If you're cleared for a visual abeam the field at 3000ft in your current plane, are we to expect a 10 mile...
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Nov 2023, 02:05
Replies: 445
Views: 129,268
Posted By Check Airman

Using VS to help you while on a localiser isn't...

Using VS to help you while on a localiser isn't actually difficult. I'm a bit concerned/confused here. Are you saying that anything other than a straight-in ILS that's aligned with the runway...
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Nov 2023, 02:01
Replies: 445
Views: 129,268
Posted By Check Airman

As I've done that approach a few times before,...

As I've done that approach a few times before, I'd say I'm reasonably familiar with it. Are you? I've never had to do anything crazy. Have you never flown an approach with reference to another...
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Nov 2023, 00:47
Replies: 445
Views: 129,268
Posted By Check Airman

I haven't been to SFO in a while, but from what I...

I haven't been to SFO in a while, but from what I recall, this approach is as easy as it gets. Keeping the other plane in sight isn't necessarily hard either. You're given speeds to fly, and then...
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Nov 2023, 21:49
Replies: 445
Views: 129,268
Posted By Check Airman

Maybe it’s because I’m accustomed to it, but I...

Maybe it’s because I’m accustomed to it, but I find that entirely unreasonable. If you can’t fly a visual approach at night, you can’t operate into a busy US airport year round.

From where I sit,...
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Nov 2023, 08:22
Replies: 445
Views: 129,268
Posted By Check Airman

SFO is noise sensitive? Didn’t know that.

SFO is noise sensitive? Didn’t know that.
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Nov 2023, 04:50
Replies: 445
Views: 129,268
Posted By Check Airman

https://youtu.be/4zHxdn8oz20 Follow-up video...

https://youtu.be/4zHxdn8oz20

Follow-up video with a controller’s comments. It wasn’t the controller from the original video, but an excellent analysis from the ATC perspective.
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Nov 2023, 21:03
Replies: 445
Views: 129,268
Posted By Check Airman

Not sure if you’ve ever done the approach in...

Not sure if you’ve ever done the approach in question to SFO, but I’d hardly call a visual approach “acrobatics”.

Also, do we know how many pilots were on board? I gather many EU operators come to...
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Nov 2023, 20:55
Replies: 445
Views: 129,268
Posted By Check Airman

I’d assume they’d revert to instrument...

I’d assume they’d revert to instrument approaches, which would slow the arrival rate.
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Nov 2023, 20:54
Replies: 445
Views: 129,268
Posted By Check Airman

Of all the factors to be blamed for that, the...

Of all the factors to be blamed for that, the lack of an ILS shouldn’t be one. If you can’t execute a straight in visual approach, the ILS isn’t at fault. Reminiscent of the bad workman quarrelling...
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Nov 2023, 10:04
Replies: 445
Views: 129,268
Posted By Check Airman

SFO seems to have international traffic coming in...

SFO seems to have international traffic coming in at all hours of the day. As someone alluded to, DLH insisting on an ILS would have meant inconveniencing maybe a dozen other airplanes.



It...
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Nov 2023, 06:06
Replies: 445
Views: 129,268
Posted By Check Airman

Ridiculous SOP at Lufthansa. You can't do a...

Ridiculous SOP at Lufthansa. You can't do a visual approach at night? That's absurd. The weather was fine. If fairness to the crew, they seem to have communicated their restriction immediately, but I...
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