"Jim Carter" wrote in message
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Steve, help me understand the following scenario:

I'm filed and cleared from KROG to KTUL with a filed ETA of 13:40. If I
lose voice communications prior to arrival am I to understand that I'm
technically cleared to execute the approach immediately upon arrival
regardless of my time over the FAF?

I think I was taught to proceed to the FAF and then hold at the last
assigned altitude until my filed arrival time, at which point I can
execute the approach. Now I'm sure I'd rather shoot the approach as soon
as I get there, but is that the correct thing to do?

Based on your comments about EFCs not being required if no delay is
anticipated regardless of enroute or terminal, what should I expect in
the above scenario?


That's is an entirely different situation.

The OP's questions were about assigned holds. Jim Macklin stated that an
EFC should always be part of a hold clearance. I pointed out that an EFC is
not issued when no delay is expected. In your scenario above you're never
instructed to hold, your clearance limit remains KTUL throughout your
flight.