This is a follow-on to a question (copied below) from June 2013.
I understand being on a segment of a published route BUT let's say I am not cleared on a specific route (Victor Airway) and given the following. "Cleared ABC VOR direct XYZ VOR then via the XYZ 346 radial to NAMIT, cleared for the VOR/DME RWY 23 approach. NAMIT is an IAP for the planned approach. The 346 radial happens to coincide with a Victor Airway (call it V-12) listed on the ELA Chart. I was never cleared via V-12 airway. The 346 radial is shown on the Approach Chart as the radial to the IAP with no Airway and no lower altitude listed with the radial. Once on the 346 radial, can I presume that I am on the Victor airway and begin my descent to the MEA listed on the ELA for tha airway.
I have an IFR question and hope someone can point me in the right direction. Here's my question:You are flying on an airway above the MEA (for example, at an assigned altitude of 10,000 feet and the MEA is 8,000). The airway ends at the IAF of the approach (the VOR of a VOR approach), but the airway is not a feeder route shown the approach chart.If the controller just says "Cleared for VOR Approach Runway XX," can you descend down to the MEA (or MOCA if within 22 nm), or do you have to wait until you cross the VOR and then start your descent down to the altitude shown on the approach chart?According to the Jeppesen textbook, you can descend down to the MEA/MOCA right away. Obviously, you could ask the controller for clarification, but I am trying to find in the AIM or other FAA book where it spells this out.
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