Originally Posted by
cornbeef007
The problem is that the rules said he could go.....end of story. If ALPA(in this case) and the FAA did not agree that this situation was safe, more operational stipulations could have been placed on the said MEL. In a 121 enviroment this is simply the case.
WRONG. This is NOT simply the case. Do you really think that something being legally allowed to be MELed must mean it's safe? I've seen plenty of MELs that are just plain dumb or dumb in wx situations and MELs don't always state stipulations either - necessitating the crew to judge potential threats for themselves. The rules did not say he could go, the rules say captain ultimately has authority to decide to go or not. Why cant you people accept this so simple fact???????????