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Originally Posted by Flysher  My question is this, if one were cleared for the DME arc portion of this approach from the IAF, how exactly would you fly to that point? |
V611 lies on the 307 radial; seem likely you could only use that IAF if you were on the airway, since the fix doesn't have a name.
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Originally Posted by Flysher I would think that joining the arc anywhere inside of the 307 radial would be good enough, but what do you all think? |
Technically no, because you need either vectors to final or begin the approach at an IAF, according to the FAA General Counsel's Office. There is a letter of interpretation to this effect.
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Originally Posted by Flysher Another question maybe more for the ATC guys, is it legal to start an arc any place inside the IAF? |
That really isn't a question for ATC guys, because they generally don't know what's legal or not with regard to instrument approaches. That's "pilot stuff". However, I do know that ATC will often vector you to a portion of the arc inside the IAF and expect you to fly the approach from there on out. Legal? Arguably not, but done all the time in the real world.
This arc is pretty short; I'd rather not intercept it any closer than I had to, unless I had a lot of practice with this approach. I