Hi
Zeffy
Originally Posted by Zeffy
That's what I was ranting about earlier -- i.e., the FAA's "1000-3 club".
"Equal to VFR minimums" does not imply 1000 feet of ROC.
TERPS provides 300' above the controlling obstacle and very little maneuvering room.
No crew should ever infer that circling at 1000 AFE is a walk in the park.
Note that the Cat D circling MDA at KORH is almost exactly 1000 feet above the airport.
How many pilots fully grasp that the circling maneuver at KORH in the "comfort" of 1000-3 weather will include trolling for obstacles a scant 300 feet below?
Hence, my comment ... "even at VFR minima, I have always wondered about the sanity of anyone wanting to deliberately take a jet (particularly the types of jets that are in air transportation service today) and wander around down amongst the "weeds!"