Over+Out,
You miss the point, we're talking about the INITIAL CLEARANCE given on taxi prior to departure, not about ammendments made after take-off.
So, once again, if cleared on the Initial Clearance (from GND or Delivery) to a level higher than the SID allows, are we allowed to go straight to that higher level, ignoring the "step climb fixes" whilst following the SID lateral profile?
Slaphead, rather not say at the moment
