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Old December 17th 06, 04:52 AM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Jack Allison[_1_]
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Default A couple of IFR firsts (long)

Jose wrote:
...and eat into the safety margins built into the approach.


... which are actually pretty slim, considering (say) an ILS with a DH
of 200 feet, an altimeter that is good to +/- 75 feet, and an approach
that is a few dots off.


Exactly! It's just not worth it to cheat on MDA or DH.


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