Originally Posted by
block30
I've read reports from NASA and ASAPs about pilot and controller confusion as to whether or not to do the hold entry as a course reversal or not.
True. Once I flew an IFR flight under LIFEGUARD callsign, due to a medical patient in the back, into KSGR Sugarland, TX, with maybe a 1000 FT ceiling. We were west of Sugarland, headed east.
http://dtpp.myairplane.com/pdfs/SC-5/05537R17.PDF
I requested from Approach "shoot the approach from EBOKE and straight in from there" and they told me "proceed to BASGE, cleared for approach". My copilot and I looked at each other and rolled our eyes. Then another gruffer voice came on and said, disregard ! Proceed direct EBOKE, cleared for approach once at EBOKE (or similar phrase)
So......