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Old 10th March 2005 | 13:10
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rotorspeed
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If this new proposal is going to prevent flights under IFR when relying upon visual references when vis is less than 800m, how are we going to land (having had to get visual) from say an ILS when the RVR is over 550m (assuming usual minimum) and below 800m? Seems I can be on the approach in the clag, hover taxi at 20kts off the runway, but what happens in the middle?

I'm sure this legislation is not meant to affect instrument landing minima and there's a very obvious reason why, but perhaps someone could explain it!
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