Originally Posted by
LeadSled
Folks,
How about a "common sense" analysis, if you are flying a Cat. C MDA, at Cat. D speeds/radiius, you are greatly increasing the probability that you will fly smack into something ---- is this smart.
The Doc. 8136 current edition calculations (aka PANS/OPS) do not really have much fat in them, the TERPs even less.
A very good friend of mine sits on the ICAO Obstacle Clearance Panel, she is tempted to give up flying (as a pax) when she sees discussions like this among alleged pilots.
Tootle pip!!
PANS-OPS and TERPS are not for pilots. The AIM covers the issue:
