taseal
Well-Known Member
I just got out of bed for this.... it was one of those 'i'm not so tired so i'll think scenarios' moments lol
lets say you have a flight from KMIA to KATL in a king air...
u depart KMIA and around KPBI (like 25 mins) you lose comms....
altitude you're fine, route you're fine. its pure IMC outside so u can't go VFR and land somewhere...
now the regs say to go to a apporoach fix and hold until EFC/ETA then land.
a flight form KMIA to KATL would be like a 3 hour flight almost. when you lost comms, u still have about 2.5 hours til ETA....
what are ya gonna do? hold at some app fix by PBI for 2.5 hours???
continue to KATL with both radios lost (and not knowing what else can go wrong with the electrial system next) and do the hold over IAF until ETA and all?
lets say you have a flight from KMIA to KATL in a king air...
u depart KMIA and around KPBI (like 25 mins) you lose comms....
altitude you're fine, route you're fine. its pure IMC outside so u can't go VFR and land somewhere...
now the regs say to go to a apporoach fix and hold until EFC/ETA then land.
a flight form KMIA to KATL would be like a 3 hour flight almost. when you lost comms, u still have about 2.5 hours til ETA....
what are ya gonna do? hold at some app fix by PBI for 2.5 hours???
continue to KATL with both radios lost (and not knowing what else can go wrong with the electrial system next) and do the hold over IAF until ETA and all?