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Old 13th Oct 2009, 19:41
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Kalif
 
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Hey beater, why the uncalled for reply to Windy?

"The candidate in this instance has been told clearly the reason for their fail. They could take a copy of this thread to show the examiner (please Sir, Crab says) before doing it exactly the same.
And failing.
Again.
Or do something radical.
Use the tolerances to their advantage.
And pass.
Come on, Windy, what's it gonna be?"


Windy stated at the start of this thread that he was failed for going below his DA.
A pilot can quite correctly fly to DA, make the decision to go around, after which the aircraft goes below the selected DA.
It's not a case of "please Sir, Crab says", it's a case of what is laid down, in particular Standards Doc 28.
As others have said, you are allowed to descend below DA / DH.
Just because someone is an IRE or IRRE it doesn't make them correct in all cases, and if what Windy says in his original post occurred then the reason to fail the candidate is wrong and/or a misunderstanding on the part of the examiner.
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