Originally Posted by
crewdawg
From an A350 about a month ago.... They can't do CAT II or III SEA until they get a certain number of practice CAT IIIs. I have no idea of the reasoning behind it.
That makes sense now, the context was about a divert to PDX when SEA was low vis. If I were running the show, I'd be sure to get those practice approaches or whatever we need stat. Kinda embarrassing to divert with our flagship when everyone else can get in.