pgbnh wrote:

I think all but one of the posters have missed the fact that the MDA is not
1120 but 680. If indeed the vis was 3 miles, then the runway should have
been in sight from the MDA of 680 feet about a mile OUTSIDE of Culve.
(Remember what you can do once you have the runway in sight????) At which
point it's not a particularly big deal to lose 500 feet to land on the
numbers. Maybe even crossing Culve at 3-400 feet agl.
"Hamish Reid" wrote in message
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The MDA is 1120 unless you have DME. If you have DME then the MDA is
680 once you pass CULVE. You cannot descend below 1120 prior to CULVE
even if you see the runway unless you either cancel, get a contact
approach, or a visual approach.

Having said that, when the weather is good, folks who know the airport
descend out of 1120 on the 4 degree PAPI. But, sometimes it is 600 and
1 around there.