"Newps" wrote in message
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This happens all the time here. East half of the airport, including the
ASOS, is 0/0. West half is clear and a million.. No contact approach
allowed. Better off to do an instrument approach and just break it off as
soon as you receive the clearance. Ask for the full approach if it will
take you near or over the airport and then just break off and land if you
can get an approach and landing clearance. Nothing says you have to
actually go out and do the approach.


Actually, something does say that; FAR 91.123(a).