"Cleared for Straight-In Approach"-- FAA rules only
Perhaps aterpster
The phrase "cleared straight in" appears in the FAA AIM. I hear pilots say that clearance means the pilot does NOT have fly the course reversal from the IAF, but just intercept the final course outside of the FAF and proceed inbound.
What does "straight in" mean exactly?
Two assumptions: Non-radar handling and "conventional" i.e. radios, not RNAV. Yes, I am aware of FAR 91.175 and NoPT routings and timed approaches over the FAF.
GF