Personal Minimums?

摘要

When considering the industry's take on risk management, one of the arrows in the quiver is something called personal minimums. One idea behind personal minimums is that the FAA's regulations are minimum standards-we're free to exceed them: If VFR requires three miles and 1000 feet, why not bump that up to five miles and 2000 feet, at least when we're inexperienced? An ILS takes us down to 200 feet agl, but as we reach decision height, the localizer and glideslope are much narrower, and can require greater finesse. So how about adopting 500 feet instead? Aren't these personal standards less risky? Maybe.