ETP - equal time point questions for Cargo ops.

[hkgorbust]

Suggest you look at AC120-42B. Chapter 2 (Background on ETOPS) is a good place to start. For 3 or more engine aircraft, there are ETOPS requirements when greater than 180 min from a suitable airport. -42B was issued June 2008.
EROPS (Extended Range Operations) was a term that was being considered, however ETOPS has been in use since 1985, and as such the FAA stayed with it.

Correct, but the rules are not applicable to "all-cargo" operations.

 

[uhdt]

Correct, but the rules are not applicable to "all-cargo" operations.

True...my mistake...missed the cargo part. Very few places in the world that you're going to be greater than 180 minutes anyway.

 

[xspud]

lets seperate a few things; ETOPS= extended TWIN engine OPS. those rules do not apply to 3 or 4 engine airplanes.

From AC120-42B:
"203. EXTENDED OPERATIONS.
a. Since 1985, the acronym, ETOPS, has been defined as “extended twin-engine operations” and has been limited to part 121 airplanes with only two engines. Current regulations have extended these applications to all passenger-carrying airplanes operating in both 14 CFR parts 121 and 135, and the acronym has now been redefined to mean “extended operations.”"

And, as mentioned before, all twins--cargo or pax--must comply with 121 Appendix P (ETOPS).

 

[GittinFatter]

ok, the thread title was "CARGO OPS"
I'm not gonna play "who's hoo hoo is hotter"