Thanks for all the posts so far.
For those flying across the water, please note what I said in the original post - the problem does not arise in the States, because NPAs are still published by Jeppesen in the traditional format. The problem is in Europe, where these approaches have been replaced.
I can see there is real split opinion in this community, which reflects the situation I have at work. We can see the advantages and disadvantages of flying with CDFA, and with the "dive and drive". We know how we have flown in the past, and what technique we like. BUT.... what is legal? - If a published approach is depicted with a CDFA and a DA, can we unilaterally decide to "dive and drive" and elect to treat the published DA as an MDA?
Is there anybody out there from EASA/CAA etc with a definitive answer?
Last edited by Non-PC Plod; 1st Aug 2013 at 10:10.