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pscraig · August 9th, 2003, 00:31

Well, you are now IFR in a nonradar enviroment, but it is not a reason to go missed, you're just on your own. You are under ATC control, just not under ATC radar coverage (important point). Presumably the controller set you up for the approach before turning you loose. I would continue the approach as published, and go missed if I didn't have the field in sight at DH/MAP as usual. Since this is an uncontrolled field, you'll have to close your flight plan after you arrive unless you cancelled with the controller.

I had this happen once, but the controller kept me at altitude longer (for reception) and set me up nicely for the approach course, I just had to descend faster. We kept our discrete transponder code however.

August 9th, 2003, 00:31	#3
pscraig Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 1,021	Re: Has anyone... Well, you are now IFR in a nonradar enviroment, but it is not a reason to go missed, you're just on your own. You are under ATC control, just not under ATC radar coverage (important point). Presumably the controller set you up for the approach before turning you loose. I would continue the approach as published, and go missed if I didn't have the field in sight at DH/MAP as usual. Since this is an uncontrolled field, you'll have to close your flight plan after you arrive unless you cancelled with the controller. I had this happen once, but the controller kept me at altitude longer (for reception) and set me up nicely for the approach course, I just had to descend faster. We kept our discrete transponder code however.