Removing alternate

[Tinstaafl]

An example of when amending the alternate is useful:

Flying to an overwater destination where the weather requires an alternate and is forecast to improve however the a/c can't carry sufficient fuel to get to both the destination AND an alternate.

No problem. Use an in-flight replan. File to the 'alternate' (even if it itself requires an alternate nearby) via a waypoint part way to (desired) destination. Prior to the Point of No Return (PNR, sometimes known as a Point of Safe Diversion for the desired destination) assess the weather. IF it no longer requires an alternate then proceed to the desired destination, otherwise proceed to the originally filed-but-unwanted landing point.

 

[ultrarunner]

That's what those "Fuel Dump" switches are for.

Hey don't laugh, 20 years a go there was a newbie FE at Western Airlines who tried to balance fuel in one of their 727s by dumping. Her airline career was short lived.

'Sled

You're busting our balls, aren't ya?

 

[Lead Sled]

You're busting our balls, aren't ya?

Nope, I'm dead serious. She didn't make it through probation.

'Sled

 

[ultrarunner]

Ya don't say!

"...Cap't, I've got that fuel balanced....you've got 1000 lbs left, 1000 right, and 1000 center..."

 

[Lead Sled]

"...Cap't, I've got that fuel balanced....you've got 1000 lbs left, 1000 right, and 1000 center..."

I don't think that it got that far out of hand, but it was definately trending in that direction.

'Sled

 

[dispatchguy]

If you fly under 121 supplemental you must always have an Alternate listed on the release. All other circumstances under which you can amend the release still apply, We will amend to a closer Alt. if WX allows to gain additional hold time at Dest. or to a different Alt. if the wx goes below derived mins at the Alt. on the release

Very true. 121 Supps must always have an alternate on the release. How's life up in the tundra?

 

[lithstrip]

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