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Old 4th April 2018 | 02:46
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Originally Posted by Dupre
Things I would consider...

How much will I need to bust MDA/DA by?

ILS I'd let it go all the way to autoland.

Non precision, I'd bust by a bit, depending on how close to the centerline the approach was. Given that I have commenced the approach, I'm not expecting the weather to be grossly below min anyway.

Other considerations...

How close is the nearest good alternate? And am i familiar with it?

Are there obstacles/terrain on the approach? Or is it over water?

Ultimately, i want to get on the ground ASAP... I am happy to break rules to do so, but I am not happy to crash in the attempt.
You will have a chance of survival crashing the aircraft close to the runway busting minimums. You will definitely die if the wing comes of on the way to the alternate. The only delay I would consider is changing to an approach with lower minimums that wasn't available before (because tailwinds or something like that) if it wouldn't take more than a few minutes.
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