To: Air Arabia pilots. From: UAE ACC
I have been biting my tongue for a very long time on this issue but last night pushed me over the edge.
Read this very carefully. It isn't rocket science.
When you are given a descent clearance or a speed restriction and the words "when ready" or "pilot's discretion" is not present in the clearance, it means DO IT NOW.
So stop questioning every descent clearance and speed restriction with "you want us to descend now or when ready". If I wanted you to descend when ready I would have bloody well said so.
Same goes for a clearance into the hold. Read it back and comply. Don't answer with a juvenile little whine that you are destined for OMSJ, we know that.
Last edited by BlueSkye; 4th Jul 2010 at 19:42.
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