"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote in message
news:Gjl6b.1216
It means that you can fly the visual approach starting with a left
downwind,
followed by a base and final, but that you have not been cleared to
land.
The tower will still give you a cleared to land (or something else).


The visual approach started when center/approach said "cleared for the
visual approach to rwy 9".

That's right.