Originally Posted by
Ewfflyer
Off topic:
Honestly, in the Airlines they are going to want you to go into stuff just as much as any other operator. Planes don't make money unless they are flying. It is a reality and a huge responsibility put on the pilots everywhere, in every type of operation. Doesn't matter if it's 91, 121, or 135, so be on your A-game during poor weather, make the confident and experience appropriate decisions, and you should be fine, but there's always the unexpected which catches us all off guard. Lessons you learn as you go, and sometimes those lessons can give a false sense of security at that. Safe flying everyone
Perhaps at mesa or a few other bottom-feeder 121 operations. The larger jet regionals almost never argue if a captain says no go. With Mx it's easy...once you are on record making the phone call (it's all recorded) they can't try to talk you into flying a with non-mel issue.
The only grey area might be weather that is technically barely OPSPEC legal but out of the CA's comfort zone. Ex. Poor braking action with precip and a 25 kt xwind on the only available runway. A CA can make the argument that two near-limitations factors are a no go when combined together. Or you can take a lot of gas, go have a look, and divert or RTB if it looks sketchy.
Most 121 is MUCH safer than 91/135, except the fractionals are pretty safe too.