I should add.. that sometimes it is for controller currency..
he needs to do xx monitored approaches or xx PARs per quarter, just like you
need 3 landings per 90 days to carry pax

BT

"Dan" wrote in message
oups.com...
I was specifically on the ILS 21R. No mention of PAR, however they did
say "this will be a monitored approach" and handed me off to someone
else who simply gave me these position reports. I was unsure if I was
expected to acknowledge.