Cold Weather Corrected Missed Approach Altitude
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Cold Weather Corrected Missed Approach Altitude
You know you are going to have to change it 30 seconds into the go around when ATC tells you different.
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The guidance we have in our ops manual is to correct it only in non radar environments
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The guidance we have in our ops manual is to correct it only in non radar environments
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Re: Cold Weather Corrected Missed Approach Altitude
make sure you also advise ATC you have added 10' to your minimums.
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Our SOPs have us set a corrected Missed Approach altitude, and then adjust it if and when given a different altitude by ATC.
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The topic is about missed approach altitudes, not minima. In mountainous terrain that can easily be a few hundred feet.doiwannabeapilot wrote: ↑Tue Dec 17, 2019 10:00 am make sure you also advise ATC you have added 10' to your minimums.
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I’ve always found the not correcting the missed approach altitude interesting. Everyone goes on and on about it being radar vs non radar but nobody has ever been able to show me where it is written that you don’t need to correct it if you are in a radar environment. I’ve flown into airports with radar in really cold temps where not adding a correction would have had you pretty low to be bombing around in IMC.
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Re: Cold Weather Corrected Missed Approach Altitude
Temp comp is the safest course of action. All IFR altitudes during the approach FAF, MDA, and Missed Approach Altitude is to be corrected. As you fly from warm to cold air, your altimeter reads too high—you are lower than your altimeter indicates.
The only time you don't temp comp is when flying on a radar vectoring altitude assigned by ATC. You must fly the altitude accepted in the clearance.
During a GoAround I would fly the temp comped altitude and advice ATC when able. From there ATC may issue a different altitude.
The only time you don't temp comp is when flying on a radar vectoring altitude assigned by ATC. You must fly the altitude accepted in the clearance.
During a GoAround I would fly the temp comped altitude and advice ATC when able. From there ATC may issue a different altitude.
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Re: Cold Weather Corrected Missed Approach Altitude
It is an ATC assigned altitude in a radar controlled environment. If one were to cold weather correct a MA altitude, should we start cold weather correcting a SID altitude as well (rhetorical)?
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That’s fine to say but where is that written? How is it an ATC assigned altitude if they don’t say anything?young grasshopper wrote: ↑Tue Dec 17, 2019 5:08 pm It is an ATC assigned altitude in a radar controlled environment. If one were to cold weather correct a MA altitude, should we start cold weather correcting a SID altitude as well (rhetorical)?
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If it's above MSA I don't correct. If I'm going missed in Terrace I'm probably going to correct. It's also not towered.
If I'm going missed in YUL and it's -20° I'm flying the published.
If I'm going missed in YUL and it's -20° I'm flying the published.
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Why rely on an aviation forum?
Go to RAC 9.17.1:
Go to RAC 9.17.1:
With respect to altitude corrections, the following procedures apply:
1. IFR assigned altitudes may be either accepted or refused. Refusal in this case is based upon the pilot’s assessment of temperature effect on obstacle clearance.
2. IFR assigned altitudes accepted by a pilot should not be adjusted to compensate for cold temperatures, i.e. if a pilot accepts “maintain 3 000”, an altitude correction should not be applied to 3 000 ft.
3. Radar vectoring altitudes assigned by ATC are temperature compensated and require no corrective action by pilots.
4. When altitude corrections are applied to a published FAF crossing altitude, procedure turn or missed approach altitude, pilots should advise ATC how much of a correction is to be applied.
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In mountainous terrain, temp correct the MSA. If the temperature corrected MSA is higher than the Missed Approach Altitude, use the corrected MSA and advise ATC. In non-mountainous terrain, you don’t have to correct it.
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To me, the reason to correct the MAP alt is for comm failure. In any radar controlled airspace you're never going to get the publish missed. If you call in the missed, they will give you an altitude, but if your radios shit the bed at that precise instant, you need to CYA, (and the A's of the people behind you). Why would you not calculate it? Laziness?
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In non-mountainous regions, you don’t have to correct anything above altitudes inside the FAF so why would you have to correct that? If you are worried about obstacle clearance in mountainous regions, if the corrected MSA is below the Missed Approach Altitude, why would you correct? You know you are safe.co-joe wrote: ↑Wed Dec 18, 2019 9:02 am To me, the reason to correct the MAP alt is for comm failure. In any radar controlled airspace you're never going to get the publish missed. If you call in the missed, they will give you an altitude, but if your radios shit the bed at that precise instant, you need to CYA, (and the A's of the people behind you). Why would you not calculate it? Laziness?
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Where is that written?AuxBatOn wrote: ↑Wed Dec 18, 2019 9:56 amIn non-mountainous regions, you don’t have to correct anything above altitudes inside the FAF so why would you have to correct that? If you are worried about obstacle clearance in mountainous regions, if the corrected MSA is below the Missed Approach Altitude, why would you correct? You know you are safe.co-joe wrote: ↑Wed Dec 18, 2019 9:02 am To me, the reason to correct the MAP alt is for comm failure. In any radar controlled airspace you're never going to get the publish missed. If you call in the missed, they will give you an altitude, but if your radios shit the bed at that precise instant, you need to CYA, (and the A's of the people behind you). Why would you not calculate it? Laziness?
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It's called logic and airmanship
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The civilian rules are pretty vague. It only states that in conditions of “extreme” cold temperature, all altitudes should be corrected. What about in not “extreme” cold temperature but below 0? Where is the transition to “extreme”?
The military rules are more definitive. Read page 183 of the GPH204A. https://documents.theblackvault.com/doc ... Canada.pdf.
The military rules are more definitive. Read page 183 of the GPH204A. https://documents.theblackvault.com/doc ... Canada.pdf.
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Interesting. Now why can’t TC just copy and paste that page and put it in a manual somewhere?AuxBatOn wrote: ↑Wed Dec 18, 2019 1:36 pm The civilian rules are pretty vague. It only states that in conditions of “extreme” cold temperature, all altitudes should be corrected. What about in not “extreme” cold temperature but below 0? Where is the transition to “extreme”?
The military rules are more definitive. Read page 183 of the GPH204A. https://documents.theblackvault.com/doc ... Canada.pdf.
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Always asked myself the same question! In the RCAF, it was simple..... you follow the rules in the GPH204 and they make sense! When I came to AC and asked a checker what they ment by temp correcting the minimums when OAT is at or below 0C on approach plate..... because I couldn't find a clear and simple answer in any civilian rules not even the AIM! The reply was "you correct the whole plate". I think he saw in my face the " You gotta be joking..right? ". I must say that he looked puzzled when I showed him what we were doing in the Air Force.ant_321 wrote: ↑Wed Dec 18, 2019 5:06 pmInteresting. Now why can’t TC just copy and paste that page and put it in a manual somewhere?AuxBatOn wrote: ↑Wed Dec 18, 2019 1:36 pm The civilian rules are pretty vague. It only states that in conditions of “extreme” cold temperature, all altitudes should be corrected. What about in not “extreme” cold temperature but below 0? Where is the transition to “extreme”?
The military rules are more definitive. Read page 183 of the GPH204A. https://documents.theblackvault.com/doc ... Canada.pdf.