Originally Posted by
B2N2
I hate it when they do that as it creates exactly the question you just posted.
I would decline a clearance for a visual approach.
When you hear “visual approaches in use” just request the ILS.
I’m assuming you’re going into airports that you are not familiar with?
Fly the approach.
https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publ...section_4.html
I'd doesn't create that question once you understand the procedure (that when you're cleared for the visual, you're cleared for the visual; and whatever you may be cleared to prior to that, has no further effect)
While it's your prerogative to decline or request anything, being cleared for the localizer and then for the visual is not a reason to decline the visual.