Rules stopped Pilots fog landing

From BBC news - see here :



http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/7787496.stm

[Scrooge]

Well, he actually did the right thing if you go by the book and when flying an aircraft going by the book is the only way to do it.

[mitchja]

The other week when I flew BMI from LHR to MAN, it was very foggy at MAN and as I got off and was speaking to the cabin supervisor, I found it that it had been very touch and go if we could actually land at all due to the BMI A/C not been a CAT3 A/C so it also depends on the A/C type too.

Regards

quote:Originally posted by mitchja
The other week when I flew BMI from LHR to MAN, it was very foggy at MAN and as I got off and was speaking to the cabin supervisor, I found it that it had been very touch and go if we could actually land at all due to the BMI A/C not been a CAT3 A/C so it also depends on the A/C type too.

Regards



Had a very similar situation five years ago on Man-Ord flight, only the Captain said that we would be diverting if visibility did not improve during the descent?
It's the only time I have ever had that kind of information offered before landing? And yes we did get down on the first attempt.

Yeah, I can just imagine the headlines if this guy had tried to land and had an accident. The pilot did exactly the right thing, although I can't help thinking that this would not have happened on a flight with a larger airline who would more likely have had correctly trained/rated/current pilots in command.

I guess ultimately, you get what you pay for [:D]


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