i'm with Chilli, Spitoon & ATCO 2 on this one. At Cranfield, the VOR procedure was often used, and "established on the radial"(by inference the inbound radial) or "established on the Final Approach Track" were the most favoured phrases.
Benedictus probably hits the nail on the head when he/she points out that a trainee may have been involved and the confusion of radial from / track to is one that has confused many a trainee ATCO and aspiring IMC/IR pilot...why we persevere with these deliberately confusing semantics is something that has often puzzled me. I suspect it's so we can keep it 'in the family' and charge our high fees
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