In a previous article, "Steven P. McNicoll" said:
"Paul Tomblin" wrote in message
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Are you saying you can't be cleared direct to a navaid unless you're in
radar contact?


Pretty much, not if the navaid is beyond altitude and distance limitations.

Why would you assume that the navaid is ALWAYS beyond altitude and
distance limitations? Surely there must be *some* approaches where you
could be coming in at nearly the right course and altitude if you were
cleared directly to the navaid from a nearby intersection or airway? I
was going to say the NDB 28 at PEO from PTAKI intersection, but realized
that because the navaid is on the field you wouldn't know when to descend
to the MDA without some independent way of knowing you were within 10
miles of the field.


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