On Thu, 06 Oct 2005 16:18:46 -0600, Tim Auckland wrote:

On Thu, 06 Oct 2005 17:12:16 -0400, Ron Rosenfeld
wrote:

If I understand your scenario properly, I have intercepted the FAC about 15
miles South of DEPRE and then turned inbound (to the N, towards DEPRE). I
am at 3000'. At 5 miles from DEPRE I am cleared for the approach. I should
be below the GP at that point so I would just continue along until
intercepting the GP, and then descend into the airport.

The presence of an aircraft behind me is irrelevant.

What is your point?

Ron,

You've lsot me a bit here. I thought your earlier posts and
references to 97.20 were arguing that a procedure turn is mandatory by
regulation in all cases when it's charted and the standard exceptions
(NoPT, vectors to final, etc.) don't apply.

The standard exceptions don't apply in this scenario proposed by
Steven.

If I misunderstood your earlier posts about 97.20, then perhaps we've
had a similar point of view all along.

I'm intrigued.

Tim.

As I just wrote to Steve, I would have assumed that ATC was setting this up
as a "radar vectors to final situation" and queried them to ensure there
was no misunderstanding since they did not use the standard verbiage. But
the way I was set up was identical to that used for radar vectors to final.


Ron (EPM) (N5843Q, Mooney M20E) (CP, ASEL, ASES, IA)