"Peter R." wrote:

Jim Macklin wrote:

The simple fact is that with an MDA
that is above VFR, but below surrounding terrain,

What does this mean? I understand the "MDA below surrounding terrain"
part, but not the "MDA above VFR" part.

Here is one approach chart that shows the MDA for this approach to be
10,200 feet.

http://204.108.4.16/d-tpp/0513/05889VDGC.PDF

Ron Lee