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Old 6th Feb 2009, 17:33
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A couple of year ago, the scenario of NO FLARE was standard during the training sessions on the A320. The only legal option - according to our SOPs - was a go-around. A manual landing during a LVO approach was only allowed with a CAT2 minimum, and the autopilot had to be disconnected latest at 80' AGL.

But that was changed with the introduction of the 0'-75m minimum. Then the only reason for a go-around below Alert Height was an ATC call or the AUTOLAND LIGHT. So the scenario of NO FLARE was not trained anymore during the sim sessions.
Unfortunately I cannot remeber whether NO FLARE would trigger the AUTOLAND LIGHT.

On the MD11 a no flare would be reason for a go-around during a CAT3 approach. Manual landings are not allowed with CAT3 minimums on the MD11.

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