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Old September 30th 05, 04:54 PM
Roy Smith
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Steven P. McNicoll wrote:

"rps" wrote in message
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Suppose I'm on an approach in which the IAP leads me to the inbound
course at the correct altitude (no radar), am I supposed to execute a
PT? That doesn't make sense to me. ATC would not have authorized
anyone else to be in that airspace so aircraft separation isn't a
problem and there is no need to lose altitude or change course so
obstacle clearance shouldn't be an issue.

Maybe there are no such approaches, or perhaps all such courses are
marked NoPT.


I believe you just answered your question.


The problem is not when you're on a published route which happens to
be properly aligned with the FAC and have a low enough altitude that
descent gradient is not a problem. Those are all already taken care
of by having NoPT on the plate.

The problem comes in when you're on a random route such as direct to
the IAF/FAF. You can be between two airways converging on the IAF,
both of which are marked NoPT (and at the same altitude marked for
those routes), and yet you're not on a NoPT segment yourself. I think
most people would agree that it's reasonable to assume that not doing
a PT in this case is perfectly safe. The question which leads to
endless debate is whether it's legal or not.