BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE AIR FORCE ...

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approach is the procedure the controller expects to be flown during a missed approach
and it will not normally be modified. Although missed approach departure instructions
for regular approaches are based primarily on obstacle clearance, converging approaches
also include the deconfliction of aircraft on the other converging approach's missed
approach. This is often done by moving the MAPs of each converging approach further
out from the runway and turning the aircraft away from each other.
14.8.3. Missed Approach. Beginning the missed approach departure instruction no
later than the published missed approach point is mandatory. If a pilot delays
beginning the missed approach, clearance from an aircraft on the other converging
approach may decrease such as to cause a traffic conflict. For this reason, anytime a pilot
continues flight beyond the MAP the pilot must be highly confident of completing the
landing since traffic deconfliction cannot be assured for missed approaches initiated
beyond the MAP.
14.8.4. Decision Height. Since converging approaches must provide precision approach
guidance (normally ILS) the only way to adjust the missed approach point is to increase
the decision height. Therefore, normally the primary difference between the converging
approach and the regular approach to the same runway will be the approach minimums
and the missed approach departure instruction. This increase in approach minimums will
also result in an increase in the weather minimums required for the approach.