Originally Posted by
8che
ATC are reluctant to give LVP if above these trigger values for one reason.....the effect on flow rate. (Money !)
I have on several occasions asked for LVP with cloud just above or on 200ft base with the answer being sorry no.
Thanks for the info. This is what I was looking for. Perhaps at slower times it might be accepted. In the case of the original post, it was an early morning arrival.
Originally Posted by
8che
Ironically practice Autolands should only be carried out on a good clear day.
Not sure what a practice autoland is. But, if we want our autoland to be available for use, it has to have been done on the aircraft within the last 30 days(it is logged). Therefore if it is approaching the end of this time period we will do one. What the weather is at the time is irrelevent. As long as the autoland limitations such as crosswinds are met. If it is 200 and a half mile vis, we'll do an autoland as long as we have the required visual references to continue with the approach upon reaching the DH.