Originally Posted by
rabsing76
Apparently your airline doesn't require that you be stabilized at 1000, right? Because at mine even if you're circling we still need to meet that criteria. If you circle at 200 ft, then yeah I guess that tower would be relevant but I don't circle at 200 ft. But alas, I know I'm not convincing anyone. Just further proving my point that some guys make this job harder than it needs to be, by worrying about stuff that has no effect on the flight (like that 200' tower somewhere in the rough vicinity of the airport). Can't wait to get my next "Pretty weak argument there bud!"
I agree with you. Some guys make this job harder than it has to be. I’ve had a few conversations with my FOs about some of them. The only time I read notams is going into an unfamiliar airport, one without a tower, or during hard IMC when I have to do an actual approach. I don’t bother marking taxiways because I figure if it has a tower, they aren’t going to send me down a closed taxiway. If the FAA redid notams and made it easier to find pertinent information, I think more pilots would look at them. Anyways to each their own as long as you’re being safe.