Originally Posted By: Unca_Walt
Originally Posted By: PSM
Originally Posted By: Unca_Walt
(FAR 121 calls for a 10% International Contingency Fuel from point A - B.)


He wasn't flying under part 121 (Air Carrier). He would have had a Special Flight Permit (Ferry Permit) and ferry fuel tanks.


While I agree that he SHOULD have had a Ferry Permit...

Dunno if he did.

IF he did, sumbody checked off on range... and the PONR was ignored anyway.

LOTTA lotta questions gone be axed. wink


No permit, no flight plan.

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PONR


We call it ETP (Equal Time Point) now so as not to scare the pax.

Here's his FlightAware track and info: http://flightaware.com/live/flight/N23BT/history/20111007/1300Z/KMRY/PHTO

More here: http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=139011