CRJ tips and rules of thumb
03-23-2009, 10:37 AM
#52
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Originally Posted by sandlapper223
Uhhh...not so fast. The CRJ fleets cannot be dispatched with BOTH flight directors inoperative unless, among other things, VMC conditions exist at airport of intended departure AND landing.
03-23-2009, 10:59 AM
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Originally Posted by sandlapper223
Uhhh...not so fast. The CRJ fleets cannot be dispatched with BOTH flight directors inoperative unless, among other things, VMC conditions exist at airport of intended departure AND landing.
Not so fast.......Different airlines have different MEL's, just as they have different procedures authorized in their ops specs and FOM.
03-23-2009, 11:21 AM
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Originally Posted by SmoothOnTop
"because we're supposed to be flying at least 500 feet per minute, or we have to report this to atc."
Reference 5-3-3;
http://www.faa.gov/airports_airtraff...5/aim0503.html
Would it be nice to let ATC know that you are not climbing at at least 500 fpm for a short period of time? Sure, is it mandatory, read the paragraph.
03-23-2009, 01:07 PM
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Originally Posted by IBPilot
Not so fast.......Different airlines have different MEL's, just as they have different procedures authorized in their ops specs and FOM.
03-23-2009, 02:24 PM
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Originally Posted by BoilerUP
Really?
I flew an airplane in 2006 that would have legally flown with the autopilot and both FDs on MEL had the captain not called the CP and demanded to have the one that worked (conveniently enough, the FO FD).
I flew an airplane in 2006 that would have legally flown with the autopilot and both FDs on MEL had the captain not called the CP and demanded to have the one that worked (conveniently enough, the FO FD).
03-23-2009, 02:52 PM
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Originally Posted by ExperimentalAB
Seriously? A 121 Captain didn't feel comfortable dispatching a plane without an A/P or FD's?! What does that say about us...
03-24-2009, 12:00 PM
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Originally Posted by BoilerUP
Ok fine. Individual operators MEL's are typically more restrictive than the FAA approved MMEL. Just to satisfy my curiosity, do you know if your company allows dispatch revenue ops during instrument departures and arrivals with BOTH flight directors inoperative?
03-24-2009, 12:27 PM
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Originally Posted by sandlapper223
Ok fine. Individual operators MEL's are typically more restrictive than the FAA approved MMEL. Just to satisfy my curiosity, do you know if your company allows dispatch revenue ops during instrument departures and arrivals with BOTH flight directors inoperative?
