Mark Hansen wrote:

On 05/12/06 13:57, Robert M. Gary wrote:

That NDB is on the list of phase 1 for NDB's to be decommisioned. The
NDB is an IAF but the VOR is slow close, most of us just use the VOR.
ATC can't tell the difference.

-Robert



In fact, while training we always used the VOR. I didn't even realize
the ADF was used for the feeder until this NOTAM happened and I looked
more closely at the chart. Of course, I realize that the feeder route
takes you to the LOM because that it the FAF for the LOC-only approach.

I wonder if my instrument instructor realized this issue... He is a real
"don't sweat the details if it works" kinda guy, so I would guess not.


Who cares when in the "line of fire?" Nonetheless, the conceptual
differences are the stuff really good CFI-I's are made of, hopefully in
a briefing or debriefing.