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Not seeing the conflict. Every flight must be authorized by a dispatcher. A flight with an intermediate stop of less than one hour can be considered "pre-authorized".The sentence in the question / Answer seems to be stating that a dispatcher must authorize the flight except when it is there less than an hour.
The explanation (and CFR) seem to state that if the aircraft is there less than an hour only a dispatcher can authorize the flight.
But that wouldn't be accurate. The dispatch authorization is required, but it can be given for both legs at once.If I wrote the Far it would state "No dispatcher authorization is required if the stop is less than 1 hour"
Not seeing the conflict. Every flight must be authorized by a dispatcher. A flight with an intermediate stop of less than one hour can be considered "pre-authorized".
By the way, I'm almost sure no 121 does 2-for-1 "intermediate stop" dispatch releases. I don't see any advantage for either the flight crew or the dispatcher. Maybe in the days of paper releases and your intermediate stop didn't have a printer it might have made sense? But then what if you were delayed and were on the ground more than an hour? So it doesn't really make sense period.
The ATP written is little more than a hazing exercise to me. Yes, it covers lots of important knowledge, but as you are noticing, it’s not terribly well written. Focus on giving them the answers they want. Use the study methodology from Shepard Air, and pass the test with as high a score as you can. There are excellent ATP knowledge training courses that I would use to actually learn the material vital to doing the job of an ATP well. Remember, much of this won’t really make sense until you’re doing it.View attachment 130859
I am reading this ^^^ as "A dispatcher must authorize a flight except if it is going to be there less than an hour"
Less than a 1 hour stop, the plane can get goin without a dispatcher.
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I am reading this ^^^ as "...
NM. Dammit.
Why can't these people write in normal English?
If I wrote the Far it would state "No dispatcher authorization is required if the stop is less than 1 hour"
Whos says "Kid you are grounded for not less than 1 week"?
Whos says "Kid you are grounded for not less than 1 week"?
I usually traded if statements for case statements because it was much clearer to read. Other programmers we get annoyed at me for doing that. I would create a statement that just says Case true and then list all the conditions below. It was probably a little less efficient but it was beautiful to read.You’re a computer geek, so aren’t you familiar with conditional statements like the classic “Don’t do while not untrue else do while false?”
Don't overthink the ATP questions/answers, especially the MATH problems. Many of them are poorly worded or just flat wrong.
I remember a trip on Southern (aka Kamikaze Airlines) in a Martin 404 on my way to Moody AFB. We stopped at Moultrie Thomasville Airport, Number 2 was shut down, the FO jumped out, opened the cargo door and took out what looked like a crate of eggs, took it to the “terminal” and climbed back into his seat. Number 2 fired up and off we went.There was a time when airlines would have very short through-stops. Great Lakes used to do them in with one engine running and the cabin door open for only a few minutes. Southwest used to do 20 minute turns. A few passengers off, a few on, and off you go.
That's my favorite thing about Shepherd in the training guide it repeats over and over this is not wrote memorization and then it says please don't bother stressing out over the calculations if you see the number 177.2 just choose it. trying to learn the calculations can lead to human error.
Interesting way to go about it. Back in the day, if-then-else compiled to machine language goto’s, especially when using elseif. Switch statements, on the other hand, used jump tables to just increment the program counter, so were more efficient. These days, who knows? But your way of doing this certainly makes it clear to a reading human what the true and false parts are.I usually traded if statements for case statements because it was much clearer to read. Other programmers we get annoyed at me for doing that. I would create a statement that just says Case true and then list all the conditions below. It was probably a little less efficient but it was beautiful to read.
sure looks like an our or less, to meI read that as less than an hour no dispatcher needed.
I'm surprised you don't know this rule:Why can't these people write in normal English?
I'm surprised you don't know this rule:
14 CFR 0.1 Aviation Regulations.
(a) No pilot or pilots, or person or persons acting on the direction or suggestion or supervision of a pilot or pilot may try, or attempt to try or make, or make attempt to try to comprehend or understand any or all, in whole or in part of the herein mentioned, Aviation Regulations, except as authorized by the administrator or an agent appointed by, or inspected by, the Administrator.
(b) If a pilot, or group of associate pilots becomes aware of, or realized, or detects, or discovers, or finds that he or she, or they, are or have been beginning to understand the Aviation Regulations, they must immediately, within three (3) days notify, in writing, the Administrator.
(c) Upon receipt of the above-mentioned notice of impending comprehension, the Administrator shall immediately rewrite the Aviation Regulations in such a manner as to eliminate any further comprehension hazards.
(d) The Administrator may, at his or her discretion, require the offending pilot or pilots to attend remedial instruction in Aviation Regulations until such time that the pilot is too confused to be capable of understanding anything.