I guess I'm a little confused as to all the random slamming of the US, since
my FAA handbook says to use:
PHRASEOLOGY-
CLIMB/DESCEND AND MAINTAIN (altitude).
Which I do everyday, and have for the last 23 years.
Don't like position and hold? OK, I'll buy it's different from what
you use, but does that make it wrong? Let's see, it could be mistaken for "hold position". So the worst thing that happens is an aircraft
doesn't move.
Personally I find your conditional line-up clearances quite bizarre, and more dangerous. If you are going to let the pilots decide when to take the runway, why have a controller at all? And you really need to explain the difference between "Cleared to land #2 following a B737 two mile final" and "Land after the B737".
Every system has its quirks. And in a modern ATC system, I pass the heading to the next controller via the data block scratchpad!
