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Old 11th October 2025 | 13:22
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The approach minima will vary per type, crew recency, wind, weight, and technical state of the aircraft, it’s not just ‘the procedure minimum’. One flight you might be limited to 75m RVR, a defect might raise that to 550m on the next flight. Or a crosswind might preclude an autoland etc.

ATC will not be aware of all these variations. Either way, we as pilots are to make sure that we can legally continue the approach before the approach ban point.
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