Mins for filing as alternate ??????

[vtpilotmj]

Alright guys, have a questiong regarding the 400-1, 200-1/2 rule. If you use the 200-1/2 rule, you take the highest mins of the two approaches used...so does that mean if you have two approaches, one with DH 400', Vis 1/2 mile, and another approach with DH 200' Vis 1 mile, do you need to add the 200' to the DH 400' approach and the 1/2mile to the Vis 1 mile approach?????

 

[regionalcap]

Yes that is correct...you split it up

 

[vtpilotmj]

So you take the highest of vis, and the highest ceiling of the two?

 

[regionalcap]

Yes you take the highest of each

 

[Capn Sac]

Look at your op specs. You take the higher mins for one of the app's, not split them. You are not shooting the app to each runway.

 

[regionalcap]

Are you sure about that?

I copied this from Doc's website. It was his answer.

"If you have two navaids, two DIFFERENT SUITABLE runways, and a STRAIGHT-IN approach to each, then you may add 200 feet to the higher HAT of the two approaches and 1/2 mile to the higher visibility of the two approaches."