TIS
Wing, Nosewheel, Whatever
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- Dec 19, 2001
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Vector4fun said:TIS,
I'm sure I don't grasp the whole "picture" here, but I'm curious why you'd feel less comfortable being, say 2 miles away from the guy on a parallel final and being able to see him, than you apparently would being 2 miles away and being solid IMC, which would also be quite legal. You've both got a localizer to track.
Well, first there's the simple concept of conducting a visual maneuver by following someone who ISN'T conducting a visual maneuver.
Then there's the fact that you're doing a visual approach based on having the preceding aircraft in sight - only he's not the preceding aircraft - at least not to YOUR runway.
And there's the fact that the guy doing the ILS thinks he's got IFR separation going for him but that separation is being provided, in part, by a guy maintaining visual separation from him.
Oh, and then there's the fact that most of the guys doing ILSs as a matter of course at LAX are foreign carriers - I'll leave it at that so I don't get in deeper than I already am.
It's just stacking a whole lot of cards in the shape of a house.
TIS