"K. Ari Krupnikov" wrote in message
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While it doesn't make a bit of a difference from 150 miles out, if you
reach the clearance limit and have no communication with ATC, and
reach it before your ETA, where are you going to hold? Over one of the
runway thresholds?


I assume the conditions are IMC. I'm not going to hold anywhere. I'm going
to say to myself, "I have an in-flight emergency requiring immediate
action," and then fly the most advantageous approach and land.