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IFR to VFR airport - Alternate Required!

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C. Brenden

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Great little article in AOPA this month clarifying 91.169 requirements for when filing an alternate airport is a requirement. I was not aware that I should be filing an alternate if I was flying to an airport that was VMC and didn't have an instrument approach. In this case filing an alternate is required. This takes a bit more planning if you regularly file to an airport without an instrument approach Good to know.
 
This has always been the case, and is a favorite cfii question: "For the 1-2-3 rule to apply, what do you need besides 1-2-3?" (a published approach that you can perform).
 
oh the rules of ifr, when in dought, file an alternate. thanks for the reminder.
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turbo said:
oh the rules of ifr, when in dought, file an alternate. thanks for the reminder.
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I doubt my memory can remember! :D

Some other countries than the USA require you file an alternate period! So I just look for a good alternate for all IFR flights and just file it....too easy to do and too easy to get in trouble in a different country if you forget.
 
SmilingJack said:
I doubt my memory can remember! :D

Some other countries than the USA require you file an alternate period! So I just look for a good alternate for all IFR flights and just file it....too easy to do and too easy to get in trouble in a different country if you forget.
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Also, there are a few airports where the 1-2-3 rule can get you into trouble, because the approach minimums are more than 3 miles, or the MDA is over 2000' agl!
 
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Good one Bob!

You made me do homework on the weekend :mad:

KTEX is a good one for your example on all the approaches there.

I am sure there are many more, but that one was easy to find.....been there, done that and got the T-Shirt ;)
 
At South Lake Tahoe all the non-gps approaches require 5 miles visibility (gps approach needs "just" 3).They want you to start any miss out over the lake, not in the valley.
 
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