Originally Posted by
dojetdriver
Read my previous post. At my previous carrier we were trained AND checked to circle at the circling mins. And I know were not the ONLY operator at that time to do so. So like I said, the type rating issued carried NO restriction. Also, in my previous post. Later, we were no longer trained nor authorized to execute a circle unless the WX was 1000/3 on jet equipment. And like I said, NO, a new type rating was not issued stating such. Just a revision to the FOM/FSM (what we call the CFM at XJT) stating such.
If you want to argue, at least give me the courtesy of reading what I wrote previously. And like I said, next time you are in the school house, ask an instructor and see what answer you get.
Not really arguing but just saying it was a non answer (ie asking me to ask someone else). I did read your post. Its irrelevant since you didn't get the type with the limitation to begin with. So if the company decided not to allow the manuever than obviously they are not going to slap the limitation on the actual certificate when they just write it into their ops manual.
The point remains that you cannot do the maneuver in IMC. The definition of VMC and VFR are two distinct things. So the point that you made in your posts that some circling minima are below basic VFR weather minimums is irrelevant. That is what I was trying to point out in my example of an airline training their pilots to conduct the manuver but only to 800 and 2. That is below basic VFR weather minimums and according to your logic they would not have the restriction on their certificate since that is below basic VFR weather.