On Sat, 16 Dec 2006 18:15:32 -0800, Sam Spade wrote:

Roy Smith wrote:



If they want to send people direct to FARAN (which they often do), why
don't they just declare FARAN to be an IAF? Then it would get into the
database that way, it would show up on everybody's IAF menus, and we would
all be happy campers.

We went through all this perhaps a year ago on this group. Clearances
direct-to the IF on RNAV approaches is now legal provided certain
protocols are observed.

It has been in the AIM for perhaps a year now. ;-)

It seems that although the AIM does not restrict this to RNAV approaches,
there is such a restriction in the controllers manual 7110.65R, at least
the version currently on the web.

Am I missing something here?


Ron (EPM) (N5843Q, Mooney M20E) (CP, ASEL, ASES, IA)