John Clonts wrote:



So are you saying the turn around the hold is not legally required here?
Why not?


The reason you (the collective you ;-) are picking this one to death is because
FAA air traffic management in DC can't manage. A proposal was taken to the Air
Traffic Procedures Advisory Committee (ATPAC) 3 years ago to establish TERPs
"fences" for direct-to clearances that could bypass the IAF. In the case of
RNAV approaches the direct-to could not be to the FAF, but it could be to the
IF, with a limit of a 90-degree course change and provided the MVA (and altitude
assignment) were compatible with the procedure. In the case were a VOR or NDB
is both the IAF and FAF, the clearance could be directly to the facility
provided the course change was limited to 10-30 degrees (depending on length of
final and type aircraft).

Thus far, no action has been taken even though the proposal passed unanimously
at ATPAC.