What must the expected meteorological conditions be at the destination and/or required alternate aerodrome(s) at the time of arrival for the commander to continue beyond the decision point under the RCF procedure?

They must be at or above the applicable aerodrome operating minima.

CAT.OP.MPA.246 Meteorological conditions -- aeroplanes

Q: What additional meteorological condition requirement applies to an IFR flight with an aeroplane when the commander uses the reduced contingency fuel procedure?

When using the reduced contingency fuel (RCF) procedure, the commander shall only continue beyond the decision point when information is available indicating that the expected meteorological conditions, at the time of arrival, at the destination and/or required alternate aerodrome(s) are at or above the applicable aerodrome operating minima.

Q: For an IFR flight with an aeroplane using the isolated aerodrome procedure, what condition must be met to continue beyond the point of no return?

The commander shall only continue beyond the point of no return when information is available indicating that the expected meteorological conditions, at the time of arrival, at the destination and/or required alternate aerodrome(s) are at or above the applicable aerodrome operating minima.

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CAT.OP.MPA.246 Meteorological conditions — aeroplanes

Regulation (EU) 2021/2237

In addition to CAT.OP.MPA.245, on IFR flights with aeroplanes, the commander shall only continue beyond:

(a) the decision point when using the reduced contingency fuel/energy (RCF) procedure; or

(b) point of no return when using the isolated aerodrome procedure,

when information is available indicating that the expected meteorological conditions, at the time of arrival, at the destination and/or required alternate aerodrome(s) are at or above the applicable aerodrome operating minima.

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Source-Title: CAT.OP.MPA.246 Meteorological conditions -- aeroplanes View latest amendments

Erulesid: ERULES-1963177438-12929 Compare versions

Domain: Air operations

Applicabilitydate: 30 October, 2022

Entryintoforcedate: 5 January, 2022

Regulatorysource: Regulation (EU) 2021/2237 Navigate

Regulatorysubject: Part-CAT

Typeofcontent: IR (Implementing rule)

Origin: EASA

Category: EAR