Delta etops 777-200ER

[PaulThomas]

Can anyone share what rule time they operate under?

Thanks

 

[Cookie Monster]

207 min

 

[Hair-on-Fire]

Golden Rule

 

[RJAA]

Huh? Why use 207? What for? 180 is more than plenty over the Atlantic, anything beyond toward India is within 60 minutes of adequate airport.

 

[PeanuckleCRJ]

atl-jnb might be a reason...

atl-syd is in the works I hear which def would require it

 

[ACL65PILOT]

Yes, we are looking at SYD. It is official being worked on now. Late 09 or early 10 is what they are aiming for.

 

[iaflyer]

Pacific

The 207 minutes is for the Pacific flights we do with it - ATL to Shanghai, Seoul and Tokyo.

I'm not sure it's actually needed depending on the days routing, but that is why there is the 207. (trivia: it is 180 minutes plus 15%, Boeing got it all figured out so it covers most of the Pacific).

 

[Herkdrv]

Yes, we are looking at SYD. It is official being worked on now. Late 09 or early 10 is what they are aiming for.

How long would ATL-SYD be?

 

[RJAA]

The 207 minutes is for the Pacific flights we do with it - ATL to Shanghai, Seoul and Tokyo.

I'm not sure it's actually needed depending on the days routing, but that is why there is the 207. (trivia: it is 180 minutes plus 15%, Boeing got it all figured out so it covers most of the Pacific).

It's rare when you need 207 min over the NOPAC. At least at my operation. It's gonna take some serious weather stink over the Siberia and Alaska, particularly during hard winter months. ATD-SYD maybe an exception. Polar is also 180 min.

 

[ACL65PILOT]

I would guess somewhere in the ballpark of 17:30- 18:00. About the same time for ATL-BOM. Any more and they will have to use three crews