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Old 5th Jul 2010, 13:35
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In the UK it is generally believed by ATC that a clearance for an approach permits the aircraft to descend immediately to the charted altitude at the IAF. This is the excuse normally given for the UK anomalous phraseology for ILS approaches
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Bookworm, are you suggesting that atc is meaning descent at pilots discretion? If so, are pilots then permitted in the UK to use the MSA in determining their safe altitudea?
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