Singlecoil
I don't reMember
- Joined
- Jul 26, 2002
- Posts
- 1,273
Haven't you ever heard ATC say, "Cleared direct destination airport"? People do that all the time.
So are you saying you can navigate direct to an airport only if it is your destination?
I say wrong. You can use an airport as an intermediate fix, you can also make up a fix if you want to. Some small airports aren't in the ATC database and you hear ATC asking for lat long all the time from pilots so they can enter that airport as a fix.
What I can't believe is that the regional pilot the OP referred to even asked ATC if they could navigate to the airport instead of the NDB. The implication is that they are co-located, in that case what's the difference? Do you think ATC really cares if you are navigating to a fix that is a couple hundred feet from the one they intended? How would they or you notice the difference? You can also pull out the AFD and enter the lat long in the database if you want.
So are you saying you can navigate direct to an airport only if it is your destination?
I say wrong. You can use an airport as an intermediate fix, you can also make up a fix if you want to. Some small airports aren't in the ATC database and you hear ATC asking for lat long all the time from pilots so they can enter that airport as a fix.
What I can't believe is that the regional pilot the OP referred to even asked ATC if they could navigate to the airport instead of the NDB. The implication is that they are co-located, in that case what's the difference? Do you think ATC really cares if you are navigating to a fix that is a couple hundred feet from the one they intended? How would they or you notice the difference? You can also pull out the AFD and enter the lat long in the database if you want.