Originally Posted by
43Inches
Cielometers can be a bit iffy in low visibility as well, without an 'actual' report validation. If it was an automated ceiling reading I just take it as general advice, the pilot always makes the final judgement on what they can see at the minima and their actions, without a camera on board during the approach you'd have no chance proving they were legal or not wrt cloud base.
Exactly, and the general rule now is that having automation doing the observations is good enough. You don't need anyone to verify anything once auto-observation equipment is installed.