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Below DA, which condition must you meet to continue to land?

You can land with a normal rate of descent using normal maneuvers.

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  1. Tower has reported the ceiling above minimums
  2. You can land with a normal descent and normal maneuvers ✔
  3. The airport rotating beacon is in sight

Why: 91.175(c) requires three things to continue below DA or MDA: a normal descent and normal maneuvers to land, flight visibility at least what the approach prescribes, and a listed visual reference in sight.

Huh, didn't know that: The list of visual references includes the threshold, markings, lights, a visual glideslope indicator, and the runway itself.

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Answer: You can land with a normal descent and normal maneuvers. 91.175(c) requires three things to continue below DA or MDA: a normal descent and normal maneuvers to land, flight visibility at least what the approach prescribes, and a listed visual reference in sight.

  1. 14 CFR 91.175 Takeoff and landing under IFR www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/14/91.175
    a normal rate of descent using normal maneuvers
    Checked 2026-10-10.

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