interesting moment yesterday on final

"Larry Dighera" wrote in message
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On Thu, 07 Jun 2007 23:03:15 -0000, Jim Logajan
wrote in :

Your citation of AC90-66A [1] appears to
clearly indicate that the FAA prefers that IFR pilots report their
positions by transmitting their distance from uncontrolled airports when
landing at same:

How do you resolve that conclusion with the third paragraph from the
end below:


It seems clear to me that most VFR pilots, as well as many IFR pilots flying
VFR in unfamiluar areas, an not going to be aware of all IFR reporting
points. Therefore, if someone wants to convey their position to all pilots
on CTAF, IFR reporting points will never be completely reliable. It also
seems the FAA understands this, or they wouldn't have clearly mentioned it
in the AC.

So I would think we could assume the FAA was thinking of an IFR situation
when the example in 90-42 was written. I don't see how any reasonable person
could report himself in reference to an IFR reporting point, in VFR
conditions, and expect all others to understand. Right or wrong, someone
doing so doesn't seem to be making his reporting position clear.