"Douglas Paterson" wrote in message
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HOW it got into the regs, I can't say; I read it for myself, though, it's
there (or at least it was at the time). It "means" what I somewhat
flippantly said in my earlier response--it emphasizes the fact that the
controller has advised the pilot of the below-mins wx conditions. The
controller tells the pilot that he may land on the runway (as opposed to
being *denied clearance to land* and diverting or holding, etc.), but that
because of the conditions he's doing so "at his own risk." I think it's
less about assuming risk, exactly, and more about communicating that point
(my opinion). Of course, the pilot will always be responsible for any
mishap; but, let's say the controller clears an aircraft to land knowing
that the weather is below minimums--in any mishap, that controller is
going to be hung to dry as well (at least in the USAF world).


How does the controller know when the weather is below minimums for any
particular operation? If the controller is going to be hung to dry in the
event of a mishap if he doesn't state "at your own risk", then to cover his
ass he'd have to state it whenever the weather drops below the highest user
minima, which may still be above what's required for the arriving aircraft.
Seems to me it'd be better to just state the latest weather information.
I'd expect the pilot is going to ask for it anyway when told "at your own
risk."