Commercial Fixed Wing
Flight Crew Flight Instructor; Flight Crew Flight Engineer; Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP); Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Multiengine
Flight Crew Total 11000; Flight Crew Type 100
Situational Awareness
Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT
Flight Crew Became Reoriented
Chart Or Publication; Human Factors
Using RNAV Z 21 as a reference; descended to 4700 while lining up for visual approach to 21. I wish I had stayed higher. I didn't see the obstacles under the final approach course just outside KUDEY.
Air carrier Captain reported descending too early on a visual approach.