Originally Posted by
Cralis
Thanks for that, Denti.
So the minimum call is to confirm you can see the runway (The whole thing, or just your touch down reference point)?
If, at that call, you're unable to see what you need, it's the indication that you now need to decide to go around?
And if you had called "visual" before, it indicates you can see the runway and therefore, the minimum call, or more so, the "continue" call is redundant right?
Thanks again.
What you have to be able to see depends on the type of approach. But no, never the whole runway, the book talks about the required visual reference, which can be simple parts of the approach lights, or some runway markings. Basically the minimum call is the last point where you can decide to land or go around, it is a reminder of that.
Yes, but that "visual" call is a company structure. In previous companies i have worked for there was a different call, so it is airline specific or it might not exist at all. By the way, when i was on the 737 the call to continue was "land", to make clear that that was the intention. On the bus that is not possible as there is a FMA (Flight Mode Annonciation) "LAND" which has to be called out (under certain circumstances) and therefore another call was needed, which turned out to be "continue".