"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote:

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Depends on how you define "when necessary," Steve.


I use the standard dictionary definitions.

Good for you. Nonetheless, you don't set policy for the FAA. Those who do
have kept the context going quite nicely by placing in the AIM the FAA
definition of "when necessary."

It sounds like you have little regard for those folks in DC who write ATC
policy. That doesn't seem real healthy for a working controller.