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Old 16th Oct 2007, 23:05
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pilot-br
 
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ATC Watcher,

Are you saying that we are not facing "ATC issuing an incorrect ATC clearance?". I thought we were

Just remembering:
"It is worth clarifying that the “UZ6” airway has traffic in both directions, as if it were a “two way street”, with levels distributed from FL290 to FL410. Aircraft that are traveling from north to south fly at odd levels (FL 290, FL 310, FL 330,... to FL 410), while those that are traveling from south to north normally fly at even levels (FL 300, FL 320, FL 340,... to FL 400). This vertical space from FL290 to FL410 is reserved for RVSM - Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum – flights, with separation between aircraft being 1,000 (one thousand) feet."

I thought that when we clear a aircraft to fly a few hours northwest at level FL370 is not correct, or at least it is not the best. It's very difficult to put way all traffic that are coming odds to southeast. It seems that a better clearance would be 360 or 380, don't you think? And it seems that it is even more incorrect when we want to clear only the first leg and we clear all route. We don't know even the correct phraseology
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