Change in AIM wording concerning procedure turn

I agree. The online AIM also indicates the underlined text. See
http://www.faa.gov/ATpubs/AIM/Chap5/aim0504.html#5-4-9:

"a. A procedure turn is the maneuver prescribed to perform a course
reversal to establish the aircraft inbound on an intermediate or final
approach course. The procedure turn or hold in lieu of procedure turn
is a required maneuver when it is necessary to perform a course
reversal."

Thus, if you're already inbound on the final course (assuming you're at
the altitude the procedure requires), no PT is required.

On 29 Sep 2005 09:20:51 -0700, "Doug" wrote:

I see a change here. The procedure turn is NOW required IF a course
reversal is necessary. If you are straight in, or nearly so, but NOT on
radar vectors there is no longer any regulatory requirement to do a
procedure turn.

What regulation was changed?

It seems to me that only the AIM was changed; I'm not aware of any
regulatory changes.


Ron (EPM) (N5843Q, Mooney M20E) (CP, ASEL, ASES, IA)

"150flivver" wrote in message
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This was discussed on the AOPA's board. The FAA did not intend to
change the meaning--it was supposed to be a clarification. The
procedure turn remains required even if your course happenes to be
aligned with the inbound course unless the symbol "No PT" is shown,
when RADAR VECTORING to the final approach course is provided, when
conducting a timed approach, or when the procedure turn is not
authorized.


What makes the procedure turn required?



I'd ask the controller for permission to proceed inbound sans procedure
turn if that's what I wanted to do.


What difference would that make? It's either required or it isn't, the
controller can't override the FARs.

"rps" wrote in message
oups.com...
Doesn't the underlining just mean that the text was added?

Jeppesen places a vertical line at the side of the page to indicate
changed/added text.
The text was moved, not added. It was italicized in the Jeppesen edition
and underlined in the FAA online version.
My guess is that it is underlined for emphasis.

Kris