What is the minimum for destination DA after applying captain minimums?

• A. Cannot be less than 300 feet and 1 mile
• B. Cannot be less than 200 feet and 2 miles
• C. Cannot be less than 100 feet and 1/2 mile
• D. Cannot be less than 500 feet and 3/4 mile

Answer: (A)

The main idea is how captain minimums affect landing minima for an instrument approach. The decision altitude (DA) is the point at which you must decide to continue the approach or go around if you don’t have the required visual references. When captain minimums are applied, they make the approach minima more conservative. You take the more restrictive of the standard minima and the captain minima, and the destination DA must be at least that value. Here, the captain minimums raise the minimums to 300 feet and 1 mile, so the destination DA after applying captain minimums cannot be lower than that. The other options propose lower minima, which aren’t allowed under captain minimums.