CanyonDweller
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Yesterday I was on an instrument flight plan into Ft Worth Meacham, cleared direct to the airport coming from the west. Regional approach cleared me to three thousand and held me there. Within two miles of the airport I was cleared for the visual approach to 16. I began to descend. Another pilot, much more experienced, cautioned not to leave my assigned altitude (3000') until handed to tower and cleared to land. Just as I was needing to turn base to final the handoff to tower came, with immediate clearance to land. Landed normally.
Question, once I was cleared for the visual did that remove my altitude restriction? I say it did.
After I was cleared to land my pilot friend reminded me I was more than two thousand feet above the runway on a mile and half final. I had slowed the airplane in anticipation, and the landing was no problem. It wasn't my RV, but a Baron.
Question, once I was cleared for the visual did that remove my altitude restriction? I say it did.
After I was cleared to land my pilot friend reminded me I was more than two thousand feet above the runway on a mile and half final. I had slowed the airplane in anticipation, and the landing was no problem. It wasn't my RV, but a Baron.