Brian is aware of the issue and I would categorize this more than a hiccup. This has been a long running bug. See the post from SnF #7 While now gone, I discussed it with Brolin many times. Frankly, I would love for IFLY to be a viable IFR product for me, but there are still a few showstoppers.I file IFR almost every time I fly, and routinely use iFly to access procedures. I have seen occasional hiccups in procedures that have been quickly fixed when brought to AP's attention.
Persistent and wide-spread problems with IAPs or other IFR procedures is something I had not heard of, and I suspect AP is also not aware of. I am certain they would want to fix that if they were aware of it. I am guessing that either your reports didn't make it through the filter to folks who understood the problem, perhaps because the person filtering did not grasp what you were trying to tell them. Some of the folks involved in that filtering are no longer part of that process, so I would encourage you to try to report that problem again and see if you get any better attention this time.
KGTU happens to be one of the airports I fly to often, and in fact they often require me to fly IAPs from IAFs (i.e., no vectors) even in severe-clear conditions. I now understand your comment...but I'm not sure I understand why it's "more than a hiccup". Perhaps the behavior could be more intuitive, but it is possible, even easy, to construct a flight plan using any IAF. The IAFs are not "missing".Brian is aware of the issue and I would categorize this more than a hiccup. This has been a long running bug. ... I randomly picked another airport in TX, KGTU and 2 of the 4 approaches are missing IAF.
Yes, this is exactly what I have been doing. Just a bit more work when hand flying in IFR without AP. The little things help.....After adding the procedure with the extra feeder waypoint that is ahead of the IAF you really want, return to the FP, tap the button to expand the procedure, and either delete the feeder waypoint (if you haven't been cleared direct to the IAF yet) or else tap the "Direct" button next to the IAF. (@TMcD, does this address your original question?)