Originally Posted by
Jetjok
We still had plenty of fuel, so I asked for holding, and I mentioned to approach control that we needed 6/6/6 before we could begin the approach. As we were entering holding, app. Con. Issued a new wx report (surprise, surprise), RVR’s were now (magically 6/6/6), but not on 05R, only on 05L.
I was told the 600 RVR is actually for ground ops like taxiing and crash & rescue. Below that it takes too long for them to find the wreckage.