▁the ▁decision ▁height ▁pres cribed ▁for ▁the ▁approach ▁while ▁maintain ing ▁the ▁gl ides lo pe . ▁ ▁In ▁both ▁cases , ▁the ▁pilot ▁in ▁command ▁must ▁make ▁a ▁clear ▁and ▁une qu iv ocal ▁Yes / No ▁decision ▁upon ▁arrival ▁at ▁the ▁M AP ▁point ▁– ▁either ▁the ▁run way ▁( or ▁its ▁specified ▁environment ) ▁is ▁posit ively ▁visible ▁and ▁accessible ▁for ▁landing ▁using ▁a ▁safe ▁and ▁stabil ized ▁approach ▁( i . e . ▁no ▁excess ively ▁ste ep ▁bank ▁or ▁descent ▁angles ▁required ), ▁in ▁which ▁case ▁the ▁approach ▁to ▁landing ▁may ▁be ▁continued , ▁or ▁else ▁the ▁approach ▁must ▁be ▁dis cont in ued ▁and ▁the ▁published ▁missed ▁approach ▁procedure ▁must ▁be ▁initi ated ▁immediately . ▁ ▁Visual ▁descent ▁point ▁( U . S .) ▁ ▁A ▁concept ▁related ▁to ▁the ▁missed ▁approach ▁point ▁is ▁the ▁visual ▁descent ▁point ▁( VD P ). ▁Det erm ination ▁of ▁its ▁location ▁is ▁done ▁by ▁the ▁design ers ▁of ▁the ▁instrument ▁approach ▁procedure , ▁but ▁typically ▁this ▁is ▁a ▁point ▁on ▁the ▁final ▁approach ▁course ▁of ▁a ▁non - prec ision ▁approach , ▁from ▁which ▁the ▁aircraft ▁would ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁continue ▁its ▁descent ▁from ▁the ▁M DA ▁to ▁the ▁run way ▁threshold ▁while ▁maintain ing ▁a ▁standard ▁ 3 ° ▁descent ▁angle ▁while ▁being ▁assured ▁obst acle ▁clear ance . ▁In ▁other ▁words , ▁usually ▁it ▁is ▁the ▁point ▁( on ▁the ▁profile ▁view ▁of ▁the ▁approach ) ▁where ▁a ▁line ▁dep ict ing ▁a ▁ 3 ° ▁descent ▁angle