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Folks, those types of clearances are routine out here. I am finding that these wonderful GPS approaches provide a great deal of flexibility. Ask and you shall receive. Honestly, in every case we requested the approach and the IAF that we wanted and were given permission for those procedures without delay. I personally think ATC is quite happy to wash their hands of us when they turn us lose to conduct the approach procedure totally on our own. I find myself doing less and less ILS approaches when there is an LPV option to the same runway. Why worry again about the magenta needle to green needle transition? KA
King Air expert Tom Clements has been ying and instructing in King Airs for over 46 years, and is the author of “The King Air Book.” He is a Gold Seal CFI and has over 23,000 total hours with more than 15,000 in King Airs. For information on ordering his book, contact Tom direct at twcaz@msn.com.
Tom is actively mentoring the instructors at King Air Academy in Phoenix.
If you have a question you’d like Tom to answer, please send it to Editor Kim Blonigen at editor@blonigen.net
Figure 4: The RNAV (GPS)-B approach to Sandpoint airport (SZT) in Idaho.
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