Originally Posted by
gtechpilot
The birdies in the training department and the guys who write our manuals have no clue why they are being asked to do so, but our -200 department is being set up so that we can perform extended over water operations. We can obviously let the rumor mill fly on from there!
Just me thinking out loud, let's say that is for AA flying... The Bahamas don't require overwater ops neither does EYW! So if it was to take the flying from Eagle in MIA I don't see a reason (the birds Eagle have in MIA don't have the rafts since we don't serve any routes that require it) If it was to take the flying for Eagle in SJU, the -200 can't get in and out of the airports that AMR would need Tortolla and Dominica. Also Eagle is certified for overwater ops but the life rafts have been removed so we must comply with the 50 nm of any pebble! How would the 200 do with all the life rafts on board? I mean what performance penalty would it take?