Flying VOR DME-A Approach to Minimums and Missed Approach: What is a "normal" descent to land from a circle to land approach? Check out this example recorded at 3F4 on the VOR DME-A approach at Vivian, LA with low ceilings preventing a landing. We saw the airport too late to maneuver safely to land, so we executed a missed approach.
This was recorded in a Cessna 172S Skyhawk while on the VOR DME-A approach at 3F4 Vivian, LA. Notice the low ceilings that were preventing us from seeing the airport in time to descend to the runway using normal maneuvering and a stabilized approach. Had the clouds been just a bit higher, we might have been able to finish the approach to land on the runway. However this gives you a great idea of what it looks like to fly an approach only to see the airport yet still have to execute the missed approach!
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