Reporting to tower controller when leaving FAF/OM?
Asked by: Drew 3179 views Instrument Rating
Let's say I'm shooting an approach into a class D airport without radar. When I get handed off from TRACON to tower, it's usually a couple miles prior to passing to FAF for the approach. When I switch over to tower, do I also switch to a non-radar environment? Most likely, TRACON will still be able to see me, but tower won't have a radar. Leaving the FAF/OM is a required report in a non-radar environment, so would I be legally required to report leaving the FAF/OM? I have never had any problems with checking in with tower with a simple "inbound for ABC approach" and I hear others including their distance from the FAF but never the exact moment they leave the FAF.
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