When vectored to final approach or conducting a timed approach, what clearance must the pilot receive under CFR 91.175?

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When vectored to final approach or conducting a timed approach, what clearance must the pilot receive under CFR 91.175?

When flying an instrument approach, any course reversal or reversal maneuver that is part of the approach must be authorized. If you’re being vectored to the final approach or you’re performing a timed approach and a procedure turn is used to align with the final approach course, ATC must explicitly clear you to execute that procedure turn. This clearance confirms you’re authorized to perform the reversal and ensures proper sequencing and obstacle/airspace protection. Descend clearance and landing clearance are part of the approach sequence, but they don’t authorize the reversal maneuver itself. A clearance to hold might be used in lieu of a procedure turn in some procedures, but it’s not the standard authorization for a procedure turn. So the required clearance to perform the course reversal is the clearance for a procedure turn.

When flying an instrument approach, any course reversal or reversal maneuver that is part of the approach must be authorized. If you’re being vectored to the final approach or you’re performing a timed approach and a procedure turn is used to align with the final approach course, ATC must explicitly clear you to execute that procedure turn. This clearance confirms you’re authorized to perform the reversal and ensures proper sequencing and obstacle/airspace protection.

Descend clearance and landing clearance are part of the approach sequence, but they don’t authorize the reversal maneuver itself. A clearance to hold might be used in lieu of a procedure turn in some procedures, but it’s not the standard authorization for a procedure turn. So the required clearance to perform the course reversal is the clearance for a procedure turn.

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