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Old 13th February 2003 | 14:04
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Dan Winterland
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All instrument minima are based on the ICAO standard atmosphere, which of course all altimeters are calibrated. At Cat 1 DA/MDA is going to be based on these assumptions, and as everone will be working on these assumptions - they should apply to everyone regardless of aircraft type. I know for a fact that glass cockpit Boeings do not have an automatic correction and I can safely assume the same for Airbus - as one operator I worked for applied the same rules and corrections for both types from the same entry in Ops Man A.

Another operator stipulated a correction should be made at IAS-15, ie 0 degrees C at sea level. easilt attainable in a European winter.

The 4' per thousand per degree is a good rule of thumb, but more accurate charts are available. If your operater operates into cold airfields and doesn't apply corrections, perhaps it's time to ask questions.
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