Originally Posted by
JPAirbus
CIRC minima are published according to approach categories (A/B/C/D...) that relate to Vref.
Any aircraft is categorized as e.g. cat C. If you exceed the max speed for cat C on your actual approach (e.g. due to abnormal procedures) you have to use the higher cat D minimum in the FAAs world. Does that requirement (use the higher minimum) hold true in the EASA world?
I know EASA and FAA/TERPS CIRC minima are not based on the same obstacle free radii - hence my question.
EASA doesn't have instrument flight procedure (IFP) criteria. Member states use ICAO's PANS-OPs, as does most of the world. The FAA uses TERPs. TERPs circle to land criteria are in transition. If an FAA procedure as a "C" icon associated with CTL MDAs, it is new TERPs CTL criteria, which is quite similar to PANS-OPS, especially for Approach Categories C and D. If a TERPs procedure doesn't have the "C" icon, then the C and D areas are much smaller than in PANS-OPS. Also, the maximum speeds in PANS-OPS are higher than in TERPs.