Instrument Rating – Airplane › VI. Instrument Approach Procedures › Task A. Non-precision Approach

IR.VI.A.S13

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Assess if the required visual references are available, and either initiate the missed approach procedure or continue for landing.

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Get a short, cited explanation of this element written from the FAA handbooks: the core idea, the numbers that matter, common test traps, and a quick self-check.

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Airplane Flying Handbook p. 13-33
Chapter 13: Transition to Multiengine Airplanes › Low Altitude Engine Failure Scenarios › Checklist
three preceding takeoff scenarios all include the landing gear as a key element in the decision to land or continue. With the landing gear selector in the DOWN position, for example, continued takeoff and climb is not recommended. This situation…
Airplane Flying Handbook p. 13-11
Chapter 13: Transition to Multiengine Airplanes › Performance and Limitations
takeoff” checklist. In the event of an engine failure shortly after takeoff, the decision is basically one of continuing flight or landing, even off-airport. If single-engine climb performance is adequate for continued flight, and the airplane has been ... promptly and correctly configured, the climb after takeoff may be continued. If single-engine climb performance is such that climb is unlikely or impossible, a landing has to be made in the most suitable area. To be avoided above…
Instrument Flying Handbook p. 10-22
Chapter 10: IFR Flight › Approach to an Airport With an Operating Tower, With an Approach Control › Landing
flight visibility meets the minimum prescribed for the approach, then the approach may be continued to a landing. If the flight visibility is less than that prescribed for the approach, then the pilot must execute a missed approach regardless…
14 CFR Part 91 — General Operating and Flight Rules Open
14 CFR Part 91, Appendix A to Part 91—Category II Operations: Manual, Instruments, Equipment, and Maintenance
trim when the approach coupler is disconnected at the decision height to allow for the continuation of a normal approach and landing. (3) Records. During the evaluation program the following information must be maintained by the applicant for the aircraft ... Adninistrator upon request: (i) Each deficiency in airborne instruments and equipment that prevented the initiation of an approach. (ii) The reasons for discontinuing an approach, including the altitude above the runway at which it was discontinued. (iii) Speed control…
Aeronautical Information Manual p. 5-4-58
Chapter 5. Air Traffic Procedures › Section 4. Arrival Procedures › 5-4-21. Missed Approach
become established on the prescribed missed approach course, the pilot should make an initial climbing turn toward the landing runway and continue the turn until established on the missed approach course. Inasmuch as the circling maneuver may be accomplished…