On Wed, 25 Aug 2004 00:04:06 GMT, "SeeAndAvoid"
wrote:

First off, as we are reminded quite often, the AIM is not regulatory.

No, but Part 97 is, and prescribes a mandatory procedure turn for that
approach unless one of the exceptions in Part 91 is met.

And none of them were met.

The 7110.65 requirements for issuing radar vectors to a final approach
course were also not met.


--ron