Ever stuck your neck out too far? And got away with it?

"John Gaquin" wrote in message
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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

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

The lake often flooded the airport even back in the late 50's when I
began jumping there!


That would explain my experience with the FAA when I dutifully sent in the
sectional marked with the lake covering the airport, and heard nothing back,
and future sectionals showed no change.

A lot of my flying was in remote areas...

Ok, I see where you're coming from.

Jose



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