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Peter Duniho wrote:
"Andrew Sarangan" wrote in message . 61... If the destination does not have an instrument approach you must pick an alternate. If the destination has an instrument approach, then you don't need an alternate unless the the weather is worse than 2000' ceiling or 3SM vis +/1hr of the ETA. (ie if the forecast is worse than VFR then you need an alternate). The above is not "the process for choosing an alternate". It's the process for deciding whether you NEED an alternate. You can't pick any airports as an alternate. Only a few airports qualify as an alternate. Wrong. Any airport qualifies, as long as the forecast is for VFR conditions from the descent from MEA all the way to the ground. Beyond that, lots of airports have instrument approaches and thus qualify as an alternate under lower forecast conditions. Even in IFR conditions, it's far from true that "only a few airports qualify as an alternate". Pete We have a local airport (KGYI) with an ILS and it does apply as an alternate. At the time it didn't have weather reporting, but now has a AWOS -- Regards, Ross ________________________________________ 972.952.3170 Phone 972.949.9249 Pager 972.952.2574 FAX McKinney / Wing A2 North @ 48v72 |
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