Originally Posted by Spendid Cruiser
You will have explain where I was inconsistent. Regardless, ICAO says stay within the limits of the pattern. To me that means stay within the pattern as much as possible.
OK. Earlier you wrote:
Course reversals are defined in detail in the ICAO Flight Procedures doc. If it doesn't fall under that definition, as you have already identified, then it is just an Initial Approach Segment as also defined in the docs.
If its "just an Initial Approach Segment" and not a course reversal, why would you not turn the short way to establish on it?