Alright I've been with the regionals now for three years. Flown the Saab, EMJ, CRJ.
I have always briefed my approaches by saying "...And in case of the missed we'll follow the published up to xxx feet, unless otherwise instructed by the tower..."
In the three years I have been here I have never had any captain question me on this. But the captain I am flying with this month questioned my brief.
We were told to expect the visual to the runway. And he questioned my by saying "well since were going to be given the visual then we will climb to traffic pattern altitude and fly the pattern." And I was like well were still on an IFR flight plan. When were given the visual they don't say IFR canceled, squak 1200, contact tower.
So this is my question...: If your on an IFR flight plan(as all 121 carriers are) and your given a visual approach, and you go missed, does ATC expect you to follow the published cuz ur still on an IFR flight plan, or do they expect you to climb to TPA and fly a normal box pattern? I say you gotta follow the published, but what do you guys say? Also were in the FAR's does it substantiate your thoughts? Thanks! I wanna get hard FAR proof to show my captain he is wrong.
(Oh, after re reading this. When I say missed approach I mean you have to go around for some reason, but its completely visual conditions)