Well this certainly has become a great topic for discussion, which is what I wanted, we have borne out a few types/methods of performing a night approach, dangers involved, etc. I'm pleased!
I believe if I know the distances, I would tend to go with offshore and use "the numbers", (why not? If I know my distance there shouldn't be much of a fudge factor)
When I don't however, the alt/AS seems to be a good substitute gouge for getting myself in the ballpark, as long as I stay atop of any other issues that may arise on the approach.
One thing I do know, the more you do 'em, the better you get at 'em! (shoot, at least I hope so
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Oh, and I did check, the 194 will go to 5K, but I've not really seen one that holds there, always locks out sporadically.
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Marc