I flew in the Carenado Phenom 500 IFR from LICJ Punta raisi Palermo to LIRZ Sanegidio Perugia to-day.
It went fine but......
Having IFR having confirmed at LICJ a flight plan with a promised ILS landing on R 01, about 50 miles out ATC altered the runway to visual R 19. That was alright because the wind had changed. But then it ATC went backwards and forwards with the two different runways three times which I thought was a bit excessive.
Anyway, they got me to about ten miles and on course for V 19 but then terminated ATC. As far as I was aware, no attempt was made to apply for permission to land and me and my co-pilot were left high and dry. I landed it alright, but it is a bit unnerving not to have received any communications from the airport.
Is this normal?
John