Originally Posted by
Airbanda
I've posted a question as to what factors might be present at 5 miles that made approach nonviable. Assume it's to do with stability or reported winds but as a non pilot I'm curious.
5 miles is about where you cross 1300 ft, at which point the predictive windshear alerts are presented to the crew on most types. On most types I flew, predictive windshear system is activated below 2700 ft, but does not trigger any alert until the aircraft flies below 1300.