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=) Except it’s not hard. it’s just some calculation to work out. (Trig is hard … that’s why I don’t use it:D) . It’s the details of how...

Well yes, at a certain level and to tsts4’s point above, this definitely becomes a whole lot of hair splitting that is not useful or...

I understand your point, but it’s not overthinking. It’s how the ALS was designed and it’s a tool we have available...

fair enough. But estimating visibility at 200 or whenever you break out is the actual point of the post. More specifically, the...

Perfect reading for a Sunday.:D Thanks.

Touchdown zone is usually about 1000' in from the threshold. Edit: Never mind......but, I see, the quote from the AIM does seem...

Thanks. Yeah my conclusion is that paragraph in the AIM is discussing MM placement (barely a thing anymore I know) and from an...

My math says 2800 ft since 200/318 is about 3800 feet from where the glide path intersects the runway at about 1,000 ft down the runway...

Gaining some increased familiarity with determining flight visibility on instrument approaches at minimums and ran into a difference in...

Ding ding!️ Thank you. I, of course, believe you but do you know a specific reference for that? Dug around in the AIM and came up blank.

I’ve generally understood that an intercept will usually be charted for less than 90 intercept. So it catches me off guard when I see...

hahaha! Yeah aviation is nothing but rabbit holes. With the odd stick of dynamite tossed in just to keep things spicy...

Right on, thanks for the additional discussion. These kinds of ambiguity are all over the place and it's easy to rabbit hole a little...

The MEAs on SIDs and STARs are not MEAs in the enroute sense. If you want to look at my favorite example, look at the DRONE arrival...

Keep in mind that SIDS aren’t part of the e route structure, they’re designed to get you there. There’s probably a controller change...