When is PT required?

[jcallum]

If I am flying the VOR 25 approach at KSBA and arriving via Ventura to KWANG (IAF) can I fly the approach straight in or am I supposed to reverse course at ZACKS and fly outbound, do a PT and renter the inbound course again? There is no "no PT" indication on the plate but flying the procedure turn here doesn't make much sense to me but maybe I am missing something?

John,

[RyanK]

The KWANG-ZACKS segment is marked NoPT. See the arrow just north of KWANG.

[Kyle.Sanders]

SS Attached

[jcallum]

Thanks to you both. I missed that. Kind of embarrassing.

John.

[Kyle.Sanders]

Shouldn't be. It happens.

[Keith Smith]

John,

If that happens in the future, the fact that the previous segment has you at the same altitude and heading that the PT would've finished up with is a red flag that the PT is not adding any value and that a closer look at the plate is warranted.

[jcallum]

John,

If that happens in the future, the fact that the previous segment has you at the same altitude and heading that the PT would've finished up with is a red flag that the PT is not adding any value and that a closer look at the plate is warranted.

Thanks Keith. That's kind of what I was thinking - that the PT wouldn't accomplish anything. I must have looked at the plate a dozen times but for some reason still didn't see it. I guess I will get better at reading the plates.

Loving PE. Still on the learning curve but it's getting easier...

John.