For anyone not familiar with EGPD, the type of clearance we are talking about here is:
"After departure right turn direct GLESK, climb to altitude 4000', climb when instructed by radar FL80, RLCE FL280"
With the new radio failure procedures, does anyone know if there is any point to the FL80 instruction? In the old days we would have had to leave controlled airspace to climb above this level, but that is no longer required. I haven't got the books in front of me, but I think that the change in procedures might have made "climb when instructed by radar" clearances obsolete.
Interested in any ideas, as I think 7 minutes of radio failure would pass before I could find the answer in real life!!!
Whilst we are asking Scottish Control questions, is it in your MATS Part 2 to repeat the full squawk when instructing people to ident?
G W-H