"Ron Rosenfeld" wrote in message
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I've not flown in that area, but ATC may be wanting you to fly to Royce
before turning inbound because of traffic on approach to Rwy 12L. There
are
some issues with intersecting flight paths that need to be avoided when
dealing with parallel runway operations.


If ATC wants him over ROYCE they must issue routing over ROYCE or vector him
to that point and withold visual approach clearance until he's over ROYCE or
past it.



Of course, if in VMC, you could cancel your IFR flight plan, mooting the
previous ATC clearance.


Well, he can cancel, but that may not do a lot for him. It's Class B
airspace so separation is still an issue.