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Old 05-29-2013, 10:51 AM
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Originally Posted by satpak77 View Post
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......
Since they are slowly getting away from the 'T' and 'Y' arrivals, you soon won't have this problem.
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