Originally Posted by
Xray678
I agree with you. But you can go too far. You can over checklist something. You can make procedures so safe that the operation cannot function. An example is the now adopted NWA procedure of having to autoland a CAT II landing. So now if a Delta airplane is not autoland capable, we have to divert? While a 27 year old kid who has been in the left seat of an RJ for 3 months can come on in and land? Are our pilots incapable of hand flying a landing in CAT II conditions?
FYI, we've been maunually landing the DC9 in CAT II conditions for years.
Plus, as an FO at DAL why can't I perform a takeoff in less then 1600 RVR? I could do it at NWA, but now I'm not good enough to do it as an FO at DAL?
Not trying to fight, just making a point.