Originally Posted by
AdamFrisch
...For what I gather from what you told me, for non-navaid airports and even full on ILS equipped ones, your MDH is going to be pretty much within the VFR limits. Why would I need a full IR when I can't get any lower legally than a VFR pilot anyway...
Huhh??? You got the wrong end of the stick somewhere.
Yes broadly it is a good idea to be able to break out into low VFR for an airport without a published approach, but for an airport with an approach an IR rated pilot can legally go down to system minimums (with two crew or a suitable autopilot that would be 200ft and 550 RVR - aka Sh!t weather)
In the UK it is only broadly a good idea to use 1000 ft as your MDA without an approach - some places this is a bit shaky and others you could use 500-600 ft.