Is Mesa cat II certified?

[propsarebest]

you have no idea WTF you are talking about. CHANGING YOUR DESTINATION FOR ANY REASON WHILE ENROUTE IS 100% LEGAL.PERIOD.

 

[MECH]

A 121 carrier cannot dispatch an aircraft to a destination if at the ETA the weather is below landing minimums (domestic operations). So an airline with OpSpec approval for CATIIIB operations and if the airport is certified to conduct these operations. The weather could be as low as 300 ft RVR.

There a few ways around the weather requirement. The airline could file using exception 3585 or use EWINS. Both work for domestic operations

For Flag operations the airline may dispatch the flight, if the weather at the destination is below landing minimums. Except for the airports were no alternate is required (over water operations). When flying to a city like Sydney, Australia. Which does not require an alternate. When the forecast shows the weather as below landing minimums. The airline will dispatch the flight to Melbourne. When closer to the destination (12 hours later) if the weather is at or above landing minimums the destination is changed to Sydney. Everybody wins and the passengers have no idea.

 

[wms]

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[CX880]

you have no idea WTF you are talking about. CHANGING YOUR DESTINATION FOR ANY REASON WHILE ENROUTE IS 100% LEGAL.PERIOD.

That's not what they're talking about. Read the posts again.

 

[Mercyful Fate]

you have no idea WTF you are talking about. CHANGING YOUR DESTINATION FOR ANY REASON WHILE ENROUTE IS 100% LEGAL.PERIOD.

Let's get on the same sheet of music here...You are making a fool of yourself

 

[propsarebest]

nope.

 

[moonship]

3585 would only work if the below min's visibility is a conditional remark. 1/4 sm in the main body is no go for CAT1.

 

[rettofly]

Curious on what carriers run their operations like this??

Take your pick.

The issue at KTEX is that the published procedures are limited to Approach Cat A and B aircraft. Weather could be (and usually was) above IFR mins but less than 1500 ft above lowest MEA.

The Regional that operates into KTEX uses Approach Cat B aircraft; it's not an issue for them.

 

[Mercyful Fate]

Take your pick.

The issue at KTEX is that the published procedures are limited to Approach Cat A and B aircraft. Weather could be (and usually was) above IFR mins but less than 1500 ft above lowest MEA.

The Regional that operates into KTEX uses Approach Cat B aircraft; it's not an issue for them.

Who's the carrier that serves KTEX?

 

[surplus1]

If I'm not mistaken KTEX is Telluride. This is a high elevation (9K ft) general aviation airport which I think is served by a company called Great Lakes operating the Beech 1900, which isn't even an airliner. I could be wrong but I don't think any real airliner can even go to that airport, regardless of the wx (unless they fly empty).

 

[Gr82Aviate]

If I'm not mistaken KTEX is Telluride. This is a high elevation (9K ft) general aviation airport which I think is served by a company called Great Lakes operating the Beech 1900, which isn't even an airliner. I could be wrong but I don't think any real airliner can even go to that airport, regardless of the wx (unless they fly empty).

Don't know if they are considered "real airliners" by you, but we used to fly the EMB-120 into KTEX, and they were always full, not empty.

 

[surplus1]

Don't know if they are considered "real airliners" by you, but we used to fly the EMB-120 into KTEX, and they were always full, not empty.

Since it is certified under Part 25 the answer is yes, I do consider the Brasilia to be a real airliner.

If you operated it into KTEX then I can only assume that your company had the necessary performance data and provided you with proper runway analysis. If that allowed you to operate "full", again, I can only assume it was legal.

I'm also happy that I never had the occasion to be on the passenger manifest. I admit that I've never been comfortable operating at the edges of performance envelopes (but that's just me). What is "legal" is not always safe.

 

[brokedash]

TEX used to have seasonal service on YV Dash 8s.