"Bee" wrote:

I guess the AIM and the IPH need to state "A TAA straight-in, left base, or
right base area is the regulatory equivalent of a published approach
segment." Otherwise, the uncertainty and sharpshooting is endless. ;-)

Yep. And given the scanty training that controllers receive (or so I have
been told in these groups) WRT RNAV approaches, pilots had best make sure
that they and ATC have the same thing in mind when flying such a clearance.

--
Dan
T-182T at BFM