Originally Posted by
Regularguy
Ok who made the change in dispatch policy on this enroute icing penalty?
So historically how did we operate them (737 not 767 ETOPS, they came up with different solution there)? We never applied the penalty unless the Captain or Dispatcher thought it was necessary. In several thousand hours of Cap and F/O time on the airplane I only saw one Captain ask for the penalty to be applied.
So who seems to have made it mandatory these days?
When I flew the guppy, if the dispatcher applied it, it was a big problem. Flight planning is a dual responsibility. Usually couldn't talk him out of it. Having said that, we have a lot of new dispatchers without much experience. You could get a wide variety of plans.
Frankly, why are we arguing this? It's a real issue, not BS. In my opinion not applying it has your head buried in the sand. Alternate routes, clear of weather is about the only thing you can do.