pilot mike
I was talking about what happens today, not what was scheduled to happen in March (but it won't be coming in now subject to further (proper?) consultation).
I was replying to an earlier post by weapons_hot - hence the reason his name was at the top of my post - which specifically talked about the word 'now' and the application of the 'one minute' rule, and how the interpretation of the poster who mentioned those things was at odds with what an ATCO expects.
I further amplified this by stating in my post tha I thought under preset conditions, the use of the word 'now' is actually a little pointless, and is just an ass covering method for the continual year on year 'dumbing down' of the aviation industry.
Therefore, no contradiction on my part, I fully understand the implications of the new procedures and am totally against them. Savvy?!
I stand by my assertion that a conditional climb is dangerous - possibly one of the many reasons why this flawed phraseology is being reconsidered?