I absolutely agree with you and common sense always wins. I have never once even contemplated NOT making 130 by GWC .
There seems to be ambiguity amongst some of the replies here regarding this extremely important subject.
ieSpekesoftly says 'if you are put on radar headings, then I don't see how you can comply with the STAR'.
and Sector 8 Dear agrees adding ' however ATC clearances given when you are on a radar heading should indicate 'abeam' the reporting point/fix.'
More often than not, no such instruction is given. ( perhaps due to workload ?) Hence my query as any drivers reading some of the above might get the wrong idea.
Many of the previous posts seem to say that a new level clearance replaces previous instructions, but it doesn't regardless of whether you are on the STAR or on a radar heading. I just find those statements a bit misleading.
Woolly rules and varying interpretations would seem to me to be the last thing we need.
I am not being picky or antagonistic, so please don't have a go, I'm just a dumb driver who found some of the posts on this rather contradictory. Cheers.