I defer to sammy, who says what I would have said.

Bob

"Andrew Sarangan" wrote in message
om...
I realize that that is what the AIM says, but why are they to be used
for emergencies only? I always interpreted the MSA as the minimum
altitude to use when flying off-feeder routes (direct to the IAF),
sort of like the OROCA when flying off-airways.





"Bob Gardner" wrote in message
news:EJJ2c.135940$4o.172500@attbi_s52...
The context of minimum sector altitudes is important...they are to be
used
only in emergencies. I see many postings in which a pilot is trying to
fit
an MSA into an approach procedure.

Bob Gardner