"Maxwell" wrote in message
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Agreed. But AC 90-66 describes "final" as the segment between base leg and
the runway.


Where? I can't find a description of "final" anywhere in AC 90-66A. The
Pilot/Controller Glossary defines "final" as "commonly used to mean that an
aircraft is on the final approach course or is aligned with a landing area."



Paragraph 7e clearly states that pilots executing a
"straight-in approach", without mentioning reason for the straight-in
approach, will complete it without disrupting arriving traffic.


No, it says maneuvering for and execution of the approach SHOULD
be completed so as not to disrupt the flow of arriving and departing
traffic. This is not the only inconsistency to be found between advisory
material and the FARs. Keep in mind that ACs are not regulatory while
the FARs are.