"Mark T. Dame" wrote in message
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I didn't finish my thought:

If you are on a precision approach in those conditions, you will be at
least 2.5 miles out when you break out (on a steep glideslope). Normally
you will be more than 3 miles out. In either type of approach, you have
plenty of time circle to land if the pattern is full.


Nope. Remember, the ceiling is below the circling MDA.



So, if there is VFR traffic in the pattern, an arriving IFR plane has time
to transition to VFR and join the pattern without disrupting the flow. If
conditions are so bad that the arriving aircraft can't transition in time,
then it's unlikely that the airport is VFR legal anyway.


Nope, VFR legal require just one mile visibility.