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Old 29th Jul 2008, 06:04
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Thridle Op Des
 
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This new phraseology is proving a nightmare for us arriving into UK. As someone else has pointed out, UK is the only ATC Provider which requires this tortuous Clearer Localiser then descend with the Glideslope sketch. As a naturally bad speaker of English - it is so easy to still get caught up with the impression that we are cleared for the ILS and descend to the platform. This almost happened to me going into EGBB the other day while dealing with a trainee who had to manage a high energy approach, we're trying to concentrate on so many things all at once it is decidedly unhelpful to have to consider the new special UK procedures as well, we are so used to being cleared for the approach that assuptions can and do get made about the vertical profile, which is what this is supposed to guard against.

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TOD
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