AN ACR CAPT COMPLAINS ABOUT A VOR AND A VISUAL APCH TO JFK. HE FEELS THAT THESE APCHS MAY BE 'DANGEROUS' AT NIGHT OR IN MARGINAL VMC.

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I CONSIDER THE VOR APCH AT KENNEDY TO BE A MARGINALLY DANGEROUS APCH DURING DAYLIGHT VFR CONDITIONS. IT IS NOT UNCOMMON FOR ATC TO USE THIS APCH AT NIGHT OR IN MARGINAL VFR CONDITIONS; WHICH I CONSIDER TOTALLY INAPPROPRIATE. A VISIBILITY OF 3 MI AND AN MDA OF 1013 FT IN MARGINAL WX IS DANGEROUS; ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU HAVE THE CAPABILITY OF USING THE ILS APCH TO RWY 13L. MANEUVERING A HVY AIRPLANE BELOW 1000 FT AGL TO PROPERLY LINE UP WITH THE RWY WHILE DSNDING BELOW 1000 FT IS TOTALLY UNNECESSARY AND IN MY CONSIDERATION NEGLIGENT. I'M VERY SURE THAT IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE AN ACCIDENT WILL RESULT FROM THIS CONSTANT USE OF THIS APCH; IN THE NAME OF NOISE CTL. JUST WHEN I THOUGHT I HAD SEEN IT ALL ATC HAS NOW COME UP WITH A NEW AND EVEN MORE DANGEROUS APCH CALLED THE SHORE VISUAL TO RWY 13L/R. NOW; INSTEAD OF USING THE CANARSIE VOR (LEGALLY FOR THE VOR APCH); YOU NOW USE GND SITES TO ALIGN YOU WITH THE PROPER RWY -- NOT BAD DURING DAYLIGHT OP; BUT RIDICULOUS AT NIGHT. I HAVE TALKED TO MANY OTHER PLTS ABOUT THIS APCH WHO ALSO SHARE MY FEELINGS. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME IF YOU NEED ANY FURTHER INFO CONCERNING THIS UNNEEDED APCH.