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"pacplyer" wrote in message om... "HiM" wrote ,snip ONLY an idiot lifts a plane off the ground with a flight plan that will run him short of fuel "HiM" wrote ,snip HiM, I don't dispute how you state the obvious here. Common sense says this guy Selwaykid is not a commercial pilot with his kind of attitude. But you are actually wrong about this. Polar flights out of Anchorage with some operators use an FAA exemption to take off with inadequate fuel for the real intended destination. It's called re-release. It is perfectly legal, and standard practice to dept for instance: out of Anchorage, Alaska to London Heathrow (LHR) with fuel that will knowingly not get you there with FAR121 required int'l reserves. Though somewhat controversial, this procedure makes the airline money because they can haul more freight instead of gas. How it works is that we file a fake flight plan with the FAA that lists Preswick, Scotland as our destination and then at the computed "re-release" waypoint the seven tanks on the 747 are totaled up by the flight engineer and then the F/O compares this number say 107,500 lbs of fuel to the min 105,300 lbs on the flight plan for re-release. Looking at weather, the Captain makes his decision. We then are legal to call up ATC and refile a new flight plan to what was really our intended destination all along: LHR. If we have say only 104,000, it's now "assholes and elbows" for us to pull out the new flight plans, reprogram the three INS's, get more weather for Preswick, break out and brief the new arrival charts and plates, and mentally prepare for a long duty day (extra leg to get there.) Last time I did this was summer 1989. In cruise the sun stayed up all day and all night (just kind of wobbled around toward the horizon.) pacplyer i say again any captian who panders to company profit in such a way is far less than professional |
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"HiM" wrote in message ...
"pacplyer" wrote in message om... "HiM" wrote ,snip ONLY an idiot lifts a plane off the ground with a flight plan that will run him short of fuel "HiM" wrote ,snip HiM, I don't dispute how you state the obvious here. Common sense says this guy Selwaykid is not a commercial pilot with his kind of attitude. But you are actually wrong about this. Polar flights out of Anchorage with some operators use an FAA exemption to take off with inadequate fuel for the real intended destination. It's called re-release. It is perfectly legal, and standard practice to dept for instance: out of Anchorage, Alaska to London Heathrow (LHR) with fuel that will knowingly not get you there with FAR121 required int'l reserves. Though somewhat controversial, this procedure makes the airline money because they can haul more freight instead of gas. How it works is that we file a fake flight plan with the FAA that lists Preswick, Scotland as our destination and then at the computed "re-release" waypoint the seven tanks on the 747 are totaled up by the flight engineer and then the F/O compares this number say 107,500 lbs of fuel to the min 105,300 lbs on the flight plan for re-release. Looking at weather, the Captain makes his decision. We then are legal to call up ATC and refile a new flight plan to what was really our intended destination all along: LHR. If we have say only 104,000, it's now "assholes and elbows" for us to pull out the new flight plans, reprogram the three INS's, get more weather for Preswick, break out and brief the new arrival charts and plates, and mentally prepare for a long duty day (extra leg to get there.) Last time I did this was summer 1989. In cruise the sun stayed up all day and all night (just kind of wobbled around toward the horizon.) pacplyer i say again any captian who panders to company profit in such a way is far less than professional Well HiM, I agree with you. I am somewhat uncomfortable with many of those FAA exemptions, but since I don't run the FAA, or own the airline, all I can do is talk about it here. The Captain that refuses a legal flight at my company, is immediately removed from the trip and placed into disciplinary status. Two crewmembers were terminated two years ago for refusing the flight due to a typhoon being in the area in TPE. The flight left anyway without them. Our union ALPA is trying to get their jobs back. But don't worry. If it's important, I get the CP and the Union on the phone to discuss it. I don't pander to anybody except my wife. :-) I rather envy, your armchair aviator one-liners, as they do not require you to have any experience or knowledge in the matters you are discussing. Are you on the South or North Island? pacplyer |
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"pacplyer" wrote
snip: A good explanation of re-dispatch "HiM" replied ... i say again any captian who panders to company profit in such a way is far less than professional Re-dispatch is both legal and safe. What, specifically, do you find unsafe about this procedure? Rich |
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"HiM" wrote in message news:bt29h8 i say again any captian who panders to company profit in such a way is far less than professional HiM, it's really not a question of pandering to anyone. A re-release is a safe and useful technique if rationally applied. Suppose you want to fly from Auckland to CC, but there may or may not be a strong south wind, and the CC weather may or may not be iffy at your arrival time, and your best alternate is Wellington. A re-release setup is simply arranging the plane and your plan to fly as far as Wellington, and then taking a look at CC. If the weather has improved, or the south wind wasn't as strong as forecast, then you're good to go on, and initiate the re-release. If things still look crappy in CC, you drop into Wellington for more fuel. Very simple, no risk taken. What you've saved is the requirement to carry [all the way from Auckland] approach fuel and alternate fuel back to Wellington. This saves money. In business, this is good, and it was not done unsafely. Regards, John Gaquin B727, B747 |
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"pacplyer" wrote in message om... "HiM" wrote in message ... "pacplyer" wrote in message om... "HiM" wrote ,snip ONLY an idiot lifts a plane off the ground with a flight plan that will run him short of fuel "HiM" wrote ,snip HiM, I don't dispute how you state the obvious here. Common sense says this guy Selwaykid is not a commercial pilot with his kind of attitude. But you are actually wrong about this. Polar flights out of Anchorage with some operators use an FAA exemption to take off with inadequate fuel for the real intended destination. It's called re-release. It is perfectly legal, and standard practice to dept for instance: out of Anchorage, Alaska to London Heathrow (LHR) with fuel that will knowingly not get you there with FAR121 required int'l reserves. Though somewhat controversial, this procedure makes the airline money because they can haul more freight instead of gas. How it works is that we file a fake flight plan with the FAA that lists Preswick, Scotland as our destination and then at the computed "re-release" waypoint the seven tanks on the 747 are totaled up by the flight engineer and then the F/O compares this number say 107,500 lbs of fuel to the min 105,300 lbs on the flight plan for re-release. Looking at weather, the Captain makes his decision. We then are legal to call up ATC and refile a new flight plan to what was really our intended destination all along: LHR. If we have say only 104,000, it's now "assholes and elbows" for us to pull out the new flight plans, reprogram the three INS's, get more weather for Preswick, break out and brief the new arrival charts and plates, and mentally prepare for a long duty day (extra leg to get there.) Last time I did this was summer 1989. In cruise the sun stayed up all day and all night (just kind of wobbled around toward the horizon.) pacplyer i say again any captian who panders to company profit in such a way is far less than professional Well HiM, I agree with you. I am somewhat uncomfortable with many of those FAA exemptions, but since I don't run the FAA, or own the airline, all I can do is talk about it here. The Captain that refuses a legal flight at my company, is immediately removed from the trip and placed into disciplinary status. Two crewmembers were terminated two years ago for refusing the flight due to a typhoon being in the area in TPE. The flight left anyway without them. Our union ALPA is trying to get their jobs back. But don't worry. If it's important, I get the CP and the Union on the phone to discuss it. I don't pander to anybody except my wife. :-) I rather envy, your armchair aviator one-liners, as they do not require you to have any experience or knowledge in the matters you are discussing. Are you on the South or North Island? pacplyer nth i gain my knowledge of safety form having been a locomotive engineer .. and when i felt it was not safe it did NOT happen with me at the controls buckled foot plate on a shunt engine? i refuse to use it .. company bitched and moaned but i didnt endanger lives for profit ground lights not working .. same thing your friends did right .. let them sue for wrongful dismissal ..... |
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"Richard Isakson" wrote in message ... "pacplyer" wrote snip: A good explanation of re-dispatch "HiM" replied ... i say again any captian who panders to company profit in such a way is far less than professional Re-dispatch is both legal and safe. What, specifically, do you find unsafe about this procedure? Rich i never talked about re dispatch .. pleas read my posts again i state again ANY pilot who flies with insuffient fuel is a fool .. whether it be for profit or legal its legal to drink alcohol and drive a vehicle in my country .. that does not make it right |
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"John Gaquin" wrote in message ... "HiM" wrote in message news:bt29h8 i say again any captian who panders to company profit in such a way is far less than professional HiM, it's really not a question of pandering to anyone. A re-release is a safe and useful technique if rationally applied. Suppose you want to fly from Auckland to CC, but there may or may not be a strong south wind, and the CC weather may or may not be iffy at your arrival time, and your best alternate is Wellington. A re-release setup is simply arranging the plane and your plan to fly as far as Wellington, and then taking a look at CC. If the weather has improved, or the south wind wasn't as strong as forecast, then you're good to go on, and initiate the re-release. If things still look crappy in CC, you drop into Wellington for more fuel. Very simple, no risk taken. What you've saved is the requirement to carry [all the way from Auckland] approach fuel and alternate fuel back to Wellington. This saves money. In business, this is good, and it was not done unsafely. Regards, John Gaquin B727, B747 thanks matey i refered originally to any pilot not taking a fuel loading to reach his destination being a fool your re dispatch clearly, now i understand it , allows enough fuel so is not what the original poster was waffling about nor what i said. have a quick look at the original post |
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