The procedure turn was never required when drawn as the
standard dog-leg turn. But when drawn as a holding pattern,
then the course reversal must be flown as charted. In any
case, the protected airspace is established to allow the
aircraft room to safely make the required turns.

Now that GPS or RADAR allow navigation and position fixing
to the IAF/FAF a course reversal is not required.


--
James H. Macklin
ATP,CFI,A&P

--
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But government sees it as an obstacle to be overcome.
some support
http://www.usdoj.gov/olc/secondamendment2.htm
See http://www.fija.org/ more about your rights and duties.


wrote in message
ups.com...
|I remember reading a lot of articles and opinions about
procedure turns
| being absolutely required except for the three conditions
in FAR
| 91.175(j).
|
| The newest online AIM, seems to have changed. Paragraph
5-4-9.a. now
| reads:
|
| The procedure turn or hold in lieu of procedure turn is a
required
| maneuver when it is necessary to perform a course
reversal.
|
| The "when it is necessary..." portion is new. Is this a
change in FAA
| policy, or did people misinterpret the regs in the past,
or is my
| memory bad?
|
| Peter
|