Originally Posted by
Redbeard
What triggered this is not that difficult to understand: NAC boeing got a clearance: EXPECT to climb to FL350, and instead of waiting to be cleared to climb they just started to climb
Redbeard
It's p*ss poor phraseology but if you, as a pilot, consider that to be a clearance-and I hope you don't and it's a language misunderstanding, you'd better be careful out there. It in no way constitutes a clearance. Did we learn nothing from Tenerife? If in doubt-ask