There are NO CIRCUMSTANCES, in any civilian flying opsor non-tactical military operationsworth busting the MDA or DA for.
These are not the "old and bold" days of the past when "herioc" pilots died regularly testing the system to see what worked and what didn't.
The tested and proven system is in place and PROHIBITS flight below the MDA/DA, etc in IMC, at all times..... for good reason.
Some parts of the aviation system will need updating as time passes but the proof about the dangers involved with IFR flight below the MDA is proven.
Tiger35
What a useless comment !
Anyone who's flown IFR for more than ten minutes understands what you're saying and MUST plan to never have to do it....but in this case the pilot painted himself into a corner.
What was he going to do ????? Stay up there ????
Do you have some marvelous tool to keep a Westwind in the air sans fuel ??
If you were in his position, what would you have done ??
Please don't say you wouldn't be in that position, because that's not what it's about, we assume that as a responsible IFR pilot you wouldn't be.