Bloggs,
I'm not sure that I understand what you're trying to say. What relevant part of the quote did I leave out?
What I was alluding to is that the Pilot, as per NFRs original post, called visual, thus indicating s/he was prepared to take obstacle clearance responsibility, IAW the AIP.
I'm not sure I understand why one shouldn't call visual at 30 nm. Surely it is a pilot's choice type thing. Sometimes in DRW it's not wise as one can't really be sure that continuous reference to ground or water can be maintained.
However, on many dry season evenings, particularly with a full moon, there's no doubt that the call can be quite safely made from many many miles out.
Last edited by Capt Claret; 23rd Aug 2002 at 02:05.