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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Jack Allison
PP-ASEL-Instrument Airplane
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