zatatime wrote:

On 14 Oct 2004 08:50:42 -0700,
(Michael) wrote:

since 900 is a safe altitude at any point
after BELCH.

It really isn't. There is a 923' obstacle to the left of course near
BLECH. Can a plane descend that fast? It sure could but may be
fairly unlikely. It still stands that there is a portion of the
approach that does not provide adequate obstacle clearance with all
certainty.

Don't mean to get in the middle of your exchange, but thought it worth
noting.

They may have applied TERPs Paragraph 289 to that one; which is a 7:1
slope over an obstacle that is within 1 mile of the earliest point the FAF
can be received.