We typically don’t recommend establishing hard weather or runway minimums. Why refuse to fly an ILS to 200 and a half if the tops are at 500?
Personal Minimums?
We typically dont recommend establishing hard weather or runway minimums. Why refuse to fly an ILS to 200 and a half if the tops are at 500?
Key Takeaways:
- Instead of rigid "hard" minimums, flight decisions should be flexible and based on a host of factors, including subjective ones like pilot feeling and recent experience.
- The FAA-advocated Flight Risk Assessment Tool (FRAT) helps evaluate a flight by tallying its "pluses and minuses."
- Successful flight planning requires ensuring more "pluses" than "minuses," adjusting circumstances or canceling the flight if the balance is unfavorable.
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