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"Newps" wrote in message
news:WMrub.236755$Tr4.696922@attbi_s03... Bob Gardner wrote: When you are cleared for the VOR-A you are expected to fly the profile....fly at the MDA and not a foot lower to the missed approach point or until you see the runway environment as defined in 91.175. When you see the airport, you should real quick ask for a contact approach...then you can follow ground reference and altitude is not a factor. Ah, bull****. He had the runway in sight, descended and landed. What's the problem? It depends on the missing information in the phrase: I descend 166 feet and am able to remain just under the cloud deck John, if this had actually happened, could you see the runway all the time during that descent? -- David Brooks |
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"David Brooks" wrote in message ... "Newps" wrote in message news:WMrub.236755$Tr4.696922@attbi_s03... Bob Gardner wrote: When you are cleared for the VOR-A you are expected to fly the profile....fly at the MDA and not a foot lower to the missed approach point or until you see the runway environment as defined in 91.175. When you see the airport, you should real quick ask for a contact approach...then you can follow ground reference and altitude is not a factor. Ah, bull****. He had the runway in sight, descended and landed. What's the problem? It depends on the missing information in the phrase: I descend 166 feet and am able to remain just under the cloud deck John, if this had actually happened, could you see the runway all the time during that descent? Yes i did. And then flew the pattern and landed, with the runway clearly in sight at all times. Thanks! John |
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