I meant ILS minimums - the topic of the thread...
Anyway, until they can find a way to get the "lowest common denominator" out of the cockpit, this is what we must require.
Anyway, until they can find a way to get the "lowest common denominator" out of the cockpit, this is what we must require.
I'll expand a little on the Cat I/II/III example.
For a CAT III approach, the airport requires a certain amount of approach lighting to be operative. If that approach lighting is out, the CAT III approach is not available.
Now, thats fine, except when you consider that my approved minima at that airport might be say 0' and 100m visibility (for example). At the minima, I may not be required to see anything - or maybe 1 centreline light. In CAT III weather, at those minimas, I will not see anything to do with the approach lighting at all. However, some CAT III operators will have higher minimas. These minimas may put the approach "visual" point at a position that you see approach lights.
Because of this, the CAT III approach will not be available, and will revert to say CAT I. Is it really a safety issue for me, flying to 0' and 100m, to fly below the minima on the day? Or is it a "one size fits all" approach to make it easier?
Just one example of why there is no definitive "flying below minimas is unsafe"... because, like always in aviation, there are exceptions...
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