Bloggs; at a FNQ class D tower, non island based. Inbound radial 131, Rwy 14.
I think you'll find most controllers will err on the side of giving you an approach vs DME/GPS arrival when the conditions warrant it. I know i do. But tin the scenario i described in the initial post, I saw the aircraft ( i know this doesn't mean they were visual) form about 1nm to run to the VOR, passed the VOR, prob went into clound briefly once, then watched him through the missed approach and ensuing VOR approach.
I have absolutely no drama's if these guys won't go below A015 on a DME arrival.
What i have a problem with is that it seems to be a new company policy, and we were not made aware of it. And what's with the crew accepting a arrival procedure when they are not 100% sure they will be visual?
Every other operator here conducts the full arrival procedure.