GPS IAP - turn required or not?

[deadstick]

Weirdly, when flown on a Garmin GPS it actually *asks you* if you want to do the procedure turn or not. Seems even the Jepessen database people don't know what to make of it.

Because, when you go direct, to that fix, you are suppose to fly the HILPT. It's just doing what it's programmed to do.

 

[deadstick]

Weirdly, when flown on a Garmin GPS it actually *asks you* if you want to do the procedure turn or not. Seems even the Jepessen database people don't know what to make of it.

Because, when you go direct, to that fix, you are suppose to fly the HILPT. It's just doing what it's programmed to do.

 

[ackattacker]

My point was, if the GPS "knows" you're supposed to fly the HILPT, why does it give you the option of not doing it? Most approaches, when you go direct a fix that requires a PT the GPS will insert the PT automatically and it's up to you to do in and delete it if you want. Not so on this approach.