Originally Posted by
kumul1
Time to keep up with the times.
An RNAV approach is cheaper and more accurate, lining you up on finals at a lower minima. Surely this is more desirable than breaking visual in the 'vicinity' of the airport and visually manoeuvring to get on finals.
Cheaper??? Cheaper for who?
Flying into devonport from Hobart for example, with a east / west runway and inbound from the south - is going to add a lot of unnecessary track miles by doing a RNAV approach if it's say BKN at 2400'.
I have no issue in breaking visual in the vacinity of an Aerodrome and conducting a visual approach, a visual approach is cheaper to fly than a procedural approach