Originally Posted by
HIFLYR
Cat III S are different animals and yes some Cat IIIs require you to see something to continue at alert height.
The FAR is clear and no not counting lights but like the publication's I posed reference a quick glance at the approach lights on a std CAT I at 200' minimums you should see the decision bar etc. However you are free to continue doing what you want.
Can you point to any training program, anywhere in the world, which teaches arriving at minimums and determining inflight visibility equivalent to the approach visibility, before continuing? If there is, I've never heard of it, and such a program would be truly idiotic. Upon arrival at minimums, there is but one consideration (approach lights/runway environment in sight), and under no circumstances does one attempt to determine if a specific visiblity value exists.
It's nothing to do with what I want. If you arrive at minimums and have the requisite visual references in sight (eg, approach lights or runway environment), then YOU HAVE THE REQUISITE FLIGHT VISIBILITY.