Ya its on the back of the 10-9 for each runway, but eagles operation specifications require RVR to be 600 or great, ie 6, so anything under 6 we can not go, however one of the reporting stations maybe missing, thus 6/6/m we can go, 6/m/6 we can go, but 6/6/5 we can not go because 500 rvr is below our specs. I think I am saying that right at least haha. Therefor the higher value would apply, if the 10-9 for runway 05 said 7rvr then that would be the winner, but if the chart said 5 then our 6 would apply.

 

That is by no means the only criteria for a low vis departure... the RVR is only one small part of the requirements.... and NONE of your Ops Specs will be asked at an interview. He will be asked FAA Title 14 CFR standard questions. Confusing it with what your airline may, or may not do, is not helping a person prepare for an interview.... especially with only partial answers. He needs to know FAA standard departure criteria, and how to read the Jepps for the non-standard.... period.

 

Ok then use what he said^^, its on the back of the 10-9, and then is covered in each 121 companies ops specs, all this is covered in the gouges as well.

But Mason instead of correcting me, why don't you actually give a useful answer for her/her husband. I tried to help them out, but you just made me feel like an arse.

 

You guys are helping-Hubs read all posts. Keep it coming. I guess I'm the one who is really confused as he tried to explain it to me: there are 3 departure points; let's say that your company says you cannot take off unless those 3 points read 6, 6 and 6, but the runway standards for that runway say you can takeoff at 6, 6, and 5. Let's say the runway currently reads 6, 6 and n/a. What do you do?

 

you can go because 6/6/m is ok, you can have one missing. They are light guns, that shoot down the runway and with a fancy computer inside they measure how far they can "see", which is converted to human talk and gives you the distance you can see from the cockpit while looking down the runway. I am trying to keep this simple. The chart put out by the FAA/airport tells you what is legal for take off at that airport/ runway from those light guns. If one light gun is broken and the report is missing you can take off, if two are broken can NOT go. However you can never ever go if they fall below what the chart says is legal. The chart will also say that those bright lights all over the runway you can see have to be working, and if some are not working then the RVR becomes a higher value since you have less to see from the cockpit around you to tell where you are going.

Now to try and put this on an understandable level, lets just say that you have 3 RVR guns at somewhere like San Francisco which is on a bay next to water, and two guns are on the runway away from the water, and one rvr gun is right next to the water, somewhere that would typically get much thicker fog. Rumor has it that ATC might say the RVR is 6/6/m to keep traffic moving since that 3rd gun is not really realistic to the remainder of the airport, due to its close proximity to the water. Thus if ATC were to report 6/6/5 the airport would come to a standstill, so something like 6/6/m would keep things moving. !!!!!Now that is merely a way to remember it and not how things would ever really work in real life.!!!!



Is there someone who really into being a CFII on here that wants to explain it quoting the AIM/FARs and give a better answer.

 

Why don't you have your husband just get on here better yet just have him study. Why cheat the system?

 

cheat what system, if you have not flown 121, how would you know much about this, who would be out with 500 hours and 50 multi flying around in 600 rvr in some piston airplane????

Oh or do you mean they should pay the $5 for the airline interview gouge website, is that the system the are cheating?

 

Thank God.

 

Again that is not productive, why dont you give them a useful answer, I am sure someone did when you interviewed scrott.

 

I believe your husband should know this stuff since it's basic FARs.