When KMFR night visual approaches are accepted, which method is used to join the instrument approach course?

When KMFR night visual approaches are accepted, which method is used to join the instrument approach course?

• A. Directly intercept from the enroute segment with a visual hook-in
• B. By vectors or from an IAF
• C. Directly from the runway alignment
• D. Only after clearing the IAP

Answer: (B)

When an instrument approach is published and night visual approaches are allowed, you join the instrument approach course by being vectored to it or by entering from a published initial approach fix. This keeps you on a defined, obstacle-cleared path and ensures proper alignment with the final approach. Intercepting directly from the enroute segment with a visual hook-in is not a published method for joining the instrument course, and starting from runway alignment isn’t how the instrument procedure is designed. You don’t wait until after you’ve cleared the IAP to begin—entering from an IAF or receiving vectors to the final approach is the proper way to join.

When an instrument approach is published and night visual approaches are allowed, you join the instrument approach course by being vectored to it or by entering from a published initial approach fix. This keeps you on a defined, obstacle-cleared path and ensures proper alignment with the final approach. Intercepting directly from the enroute segment with a visual hook-in is not a published method for joining the instrument course, and starting from runway alignment isn’t how the instrument procedure is designed. You don’t wait until after you’ve cleared the IAP to begin—entering from an IAF or receiving vectors to the final approach is the proper way to join.