Originally Posted by
mustafagander
To me people are overthinking this wildly.
I have never in my 46+ years of long haul jet operation been cleared ILS until we were on a heading for LOC intercept.
Think for a moment - what is an ILS? Lateral and vertical guidance to a published minimum, that's what. So when cleared for that ILS just fly it.
I, in my meager 5 years of short haul jet operation, get cleared ILS while on a STAR that connects to an IAF, fairly regularly. Maybe it's worth some thought.