Mike, my old aim pilot/controller glossary for Visibility, flight
visibility, "average forward horizontal distance". So, you can
continue past the map if you have 5 sm visibility, even if the airport
is not in sight.

If you're past the missed app point at ksun, then it's just like
you're circling past the map on some circling app. No longer 200 feet
per nm protection, or no longer on the safe missed approach segment,
depending on the action the pilot takes

Stan

On Tue, 01 Feb 2005 01:48:30 GMT, "Mike Rapoport"
wrote:

I am looking at the plate and I can see the notation "Fly Visual to Airport"
and, I admit, I had not noticed this before. It seems odd and leaves
questions unanswered. What should one do if you are flying visual past the
MAP and can't see the airport? Does the visibility have to extend 5sm in
all directions?

Mike
MU-2