Originally Posted by
wangus
Scenario.
Single-engine turboprop approach, NDB / DME. MDA of 410' feet. Chart states missed approach point at LCTR. I would fly this as follows. Level out and fly at 410' at just over a mile out and track to LCTR, maintaining 410'. If not visual, go-around at LCTR.
I am being told by an instructor I must initiate Go-around immediately upon reaching MDA, and not continue to MAP on chart, which is at LCTR. (That is what I always did on initial IR...)
Am I missing something?
Your instructor is trying to keep you alive, especially if you are single pilot. The killer approaches are those where you get to MDA and can see the ground but not the runway and you are flying half inside half outside slow and close to the ground, the perfect recipe for a CFIT accident especially at night.
