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Old 9th Aug 2015, 08:24
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Geoffersincornwall
 
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DH ?

So can we wrap up the first argument before I start the next

The figure in brackets on a Jeppesen plate is NOT the rad height you expect to see indicated on your radalt when you get to DA on a Cat 1 ILS but IS the height of the DA when referenced to the runway threshold.

Now a new argument

Crab - if you are making your go-around decision BEFORE the DA then I suspect you may be the only one that is? We teach that the decision is made AT DEcision Altitude.

Descent below the DA is permitted unlike the old days (in the military) when we did GCAs down to Minimum Descent Height and were not supposed to go below that height. We did precision approaches based on QFE in those days.

Can someone please pitch in and either agree or disagree, thanks.

G.
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