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Old 18th May 2010, 20:59
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That all depends what side of the fence you sit on. In Europe the majority of operators fly a constant descent approach, and will adjust an MDA to allow for height loss during the go-around. That is why I specifically mentioned "minima" rather than MDA. However EU-Ops is now calculating minima for non-precision approach (constant descent) as DAs allowing for the height loss. Whichever way it is flown the MDA should not be breached.

I have no idea whether this carrier fly constant descent or level non-precision approaches.
We have that in the U.S. provided the visual segment is 34:1 clear, the IAP has a straight-in MDA, and Jeppesen is able to code a Baro VNAV path into the procedure. (of course, if it is an LNAV/VNAV or LPV IAP this is unnecessary.) The operator must have special approval and it is limited to commercial operators.
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