descent clearance
This is a question that has been much discussed between my colleagues at Maastricht recently, and I thought I would try and get a pilots perspective on it.
It is quite a simple clearance, but one which is regularly misunderstood. I personally dont care if its an ICAO standard or not, as yet I have not checked if it is, and if so what its official meaning is. I simply want to know what you pilot chaps understand when you hear the following clearance.
"XYZ123 descend flight level 260 two thousand feet per minute or greater"
I would greatly appreciate your feedback, thanks in advance.