"Dave Butler" wrote:
Did you consider postponing the flight until PNS was reporting weather
that you would need to complete the approach? According to my
calculations, this was only a 46 mile flight, so it wouldn't have
delayed
your arrival at PNS by much, and would have saved you a bunch
of fuel used in holding, ...

Good question. Yes, I did consider it, but at the time I took off, my
information was that PNS was at minimums with improvement forecast. I
wanted to get the first leg of the Angel Flight started on time if
possible, because there were other people - next leg pilot, patient's
relatives, etc. - waiting on the flight.

...not to mention the risk exposure of being
airborne with nowhere to land

Well, the airplane has 6+ hours endurance at max range power, so I
wasn't _too_ worried.

This time I saw enough lights at DH to give me 100 more feet, and
that was it: made it.

... and you also had the required flight visibility?

To be honest, I must say I did not count how many markings I could see
down the runway. I was spring-loaded for another miss if it didn't look
good to me. At DH I had the threshold lights; 100' lower, it looked to
me like I had plenty of vis.

This was not the first ILS I ever flew to minimums but it was the first
one where I _really_ needed the extra 100' to get in. It was a very
rapid transition from total whiteout to not-so-bad.
--
Dan
C172RG at BFM