Originally Posted by
fadec
Ban alternates within 30 miles of a large body of water. Add a new alternate filing requirement for coastal destinations: if your destination is coastal, have a noncoastal alternate. I'm only half kidding.
I'm not kidding at all. Previous employer would use nearby coastal airports as alternates for coastal destinations. I was very leery of that, sometimes the only difference between the two airports was that one was close to urban stuff and surrounded by a lot of pavement, which was warm from the sun and tended to keep the marine layer at bay just a little longer in the evening.