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Old 09-08-2008 | 09:33 AM
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Originally Posted by shaunster9797
Well dont know how true this is but my buddy said they set you up in the sim doing and NDB app then engine faliure, collecting ice, boots dont work and you have minimum fuel.
What airline would dispatch to an airport below mins with forecast icing, mechanical deferrals, and no alternate fuel?

What professional pilot would accept the flight?

Or does the scenario assume everything was OK when you left, then the weather gets worse and stuff starts to break in route, and you decide to "press on" to the destination?
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