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ZapBrannigan · January 1st, 2008, 07:53

Remember that the approach is predicated on FLIGHT VISIBILITY.

So let's say you're inside the marker and tower calls visibility of 1200/1000/1000. You legally continue to descend and as you reach DA you see the rabbit.

Exercising 91.175/121.651 you elect to continue your descent to 100 feet above TDZE at which point you see the terminating bars and you continue to landing.

Can you be violated?

The answer is no. Even though you technically landed "below minimums" the simple answer to the industrious Fed would be, "We had adequate flight visibility".

How do you know? Tell him you were able to see the threshhold at minimums. (Approach lighting systems used in conjunction with precision approaches are normally 2400 feet long.)

I'm not advocating cheating or going below minimums or pushing a bad situation. I'm simply suggesting that we use the FARs to the extent possible to complete the approach safely and legally IF the flight visibility is indeed adequate.

January 1st, 2008, 07:53	#6
ZapBrannigan Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Mom n' Pop Retailer Posts: 912	Re: Instrument Approach Question Remember that the approach is predicated on FLIGHT VISIBILITY. So let's say you're inside the marker and tower calls visibility of 1200/1000/1000. You legally continue to descend and as you reach DA you see the rabbit. Exercising 91.175/121.651 you elect to continue your descent to 100 feet above TDZE at which point you see the terminating bars and you continue to landing. Can you be violated? The answer is no. Even though you technically landed "below minimums" the simple answer to the industrious Fed would be, "We had adequate flight visibility". How do you know? Tell him you were able to see the threshhold at minimums. (Approach lighting systems used in conjunction with precision approaches are normally 2400 feet long.) I'm not advocating cheating or going below minimums or pushing a bad situation. I'm simply suggesting that we use the FARs to the extent possible to complete the approach safely and legally IF the flight visibility is indeed adequate. __________________ ATP Types (LRJET / B737 / SF340 / BAe3101) SIC (DC9 / CRJ / D328) CFI, CFII, MEI, AGI, IGI, Aircraft Dispatcher.