Originally Posted by RetiredFTS

It wasn't a permissions issue, it was communicating.

And I've seen the crustiest of the crusties try and build that RNAV visual into the most CAVU day in ATL despite my attempts to persuade him otherwise. Phone call to ATC followed the landing.

Also, our pilot corps is quickly being filled with many without fms experience. So a little extra communications should not be frowned upon. JMO.

R/
FTS