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Old 22nd Aug 2013, 16:45
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JW411
 
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Sorry if I have missed something (it's my age). Surely an NPA is designed so that you can find the airport and then make a visual adjustment to find the runway and land or else make a go-around at the MAP. That is why the minima is given as an MDA (Minimum Descent Altitude) and not as a DH (Decision Height) as given for a Precission Approach which is designed to take you to the runway.
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