[Flyin_bryan]

Originally Posted by Clocks

Every time I try to explain 3585 I confuse myself.

To paraphrase my FOM...

3585 allows operation when a forcast's conditional remarks are below dispatch minimums, the main body of forcast must still be above dispatch minimums.

So you can still be dispatched to a destination which has "BCMG, TEMPO" etc below the normal minimums as long as those conditional remarks don't put the weather lower than 1/2 the lowest visibility value.

Your first alternate's conditional statements can't put the weather below 1/2 the visibility AND 1/2 the ceiling minimums.

A second alternate is required and must meet the normal alternate minimums.

:i nsane: