Originally Posted by
cpl4hire
Xrayalpha
That was my understanding, but after a conflict involving me in VFR cct on base leg and an aircraft flying a practice ILS, the FISO said that the ILS aircraft on long final had priority over VFR traffic which is why I was asked to fly an orbit on the base leg instead of requesting Mr ILS to "go missed".
I suppose the controller was just trying to help keep people apart with the minimum total agro. Arguably one orbit for you was much less inconvenience than a go-around for him, regardless of the strict legalities.
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