B737 FO RPT REGARDING A COM PROB OBTAINING AN AMENDED CLRNC FOR A VISUAL APCH AND CIRCLING AFTER IAP LDA APCH TO PETERSBURG ARPT; AK. CITES ARTCC FSS INTERFAC COORD REQUIREMENTS AS OVERWHELMING.

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FLYING LDA DME C TO PSG ARPT; TO 1000 FT MSL RWY 22 MINIMUMS. WIND IN SE WAS SOUTHEASTERLY AT 15-25 KTS. PSG ARPT IS IN WIND SHADOW (RWY 4/22) AND GENERALLY HAS 2 TAILWINDS WITH SE WINDS. WX DURING APCH ALLOWED EITHER 4 OR 22 MINIMUMS. USUAL PROC IS TO ACCEPT INITIAL TAILWIND FOR RWY 22. TODAY; WIND ADVERTISED AS 120 DEGS AT 8 KTS; SHADOW EFFECT. WIND IN FPN NDB AREA SHOWED IN EXCESS OF 35 KTS. I FELT THIS WAS TOO MUCH TAILWIND FOR RWY 22 AS IT WRAPPED AROUND TERRAIN FOR QUARTERING TAILWIND. I HAD FLOWN DOWN TO RWY 22 MINIMUMS INTO VMC CONDITIONS STARTING AT 1500 FT MSL. I OPTED TO CIRCLE FOR RWY 4 SINCE WIND IN NARROWS SHOWED 10-15 KTS. MDA IS 1300 FT FOR RWY 4. OPTIONS: CANCEL IFR (WX IS VFR); GET VISUAL APCH; MISS APCH. SINCE I'VE ALREADY LEVELED AT 1000 FT; I'VE RULED OUT A CIRCLE; RADIO CONTACT WITH ZAN REQUIRES DIALING UP ANOTHER FREQ AND IS PROBABLY NOT GOING TO GET THROUGH DUE TO LINE-OF-SIGHT. SITKA RCO (RADIO) IS TOO SLOW TO RESPOND (SITKA HAS WARNING TFC TOO AS WELL NUMEROUS OTHER RCO'S AND SIT TFC). TO CANCEL OR GET A VISUAL APCH FROM CTR REQUIRES SIT RADIO TO GET MY REQUEST; CALL CTR; WAIT FOR CTR REPLY; GET BACK TO ME (140 KTS). ANSWER: MISS APCH. SAFE? EFFICIENT; ECONOMICAL; PRACTICAL? NO. WITH A FREQ FOR AWOS; CTAF; COMPANY AND SIT RADIO; THERE IS NO WAY TO AMEND A CLRNC TO US ANY OF THE LEGAL OPTIONS TO PRECLUDE A MISSED.