I would say no, but I don't have anything regulatory to back that up.
I see no reason why you could not go less than 4nm provided you can become established before the holding/IF/IAF fix, but I would not go more than 4nm, unless you are assured the MSA extends beyond 4nm and you are at or above it.
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Last edited by N9373M; 01-16-2011 at 11:08 AM.
Reason: Thunk about it and added the MSA caveat