Why publish a plate for an OTS approach?

In a previous article, "Bob Gardner" said:
An instrument approach is, in effect, an act of Congress. Although they do
it through obscure references to Part 97, each approach must be published in
the Code of Federal Regulations and, as you might imagine, it literally
takes an act of Congress to revoke one. Jepp and NACO probably have some
kind of contractual obligation to publish all existing approaches.

You'd think that it would be a small change of procedure and a huge
improvement in safety if they would at least overprint the procedure with
"NAVAID OTS" or something.


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I don't think that either Jepp or NACO has the authority to do modify an
approach plate.

Bob

"Paul Tomblin" wrote in message
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In a previous article, "Bob Gardner" said:
An instrument approach is, in effect, an act of Congress. Although they do
it through obscure references to Part 97, each approach must be published
in
the Code of Federal Regulations and, as you might imagine, it literally
takes an act of Congress to revoke one. Jepp and NACO probably have some
kind of contractual obligation to publish all existing approaches.

You'd think that it would be a small change of procedure and a huge
improvement in safety if they would at least overprint the procedure with
"NAVAID OTS" or something.


--
Paul Tomblin http://blog.xcski.com/
To iterate is human; to recurse, is divine.

I don't think that either Jepp or NACO has the authority to do modify an approach plate.

They don't have the authority to modify an approach =procedure=.
However, they can chart the procedure any way they want. Overprinting
the words "Probably OTS, check notams", while raising questions that
probably should be raised, would be within their authority.

Jose
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