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Originally Posted by XcalibeR  I've been meaning to ask about that one. Good to know. In the same vein, though, what about "APPROVED AS REQUESTED" or "PROCEED AS REQUESTED" instead of "cleared"? I get both of those a lot. |
I'd be amazed if a controller meant something other than cleared as requested by either statement. I'll typically say approved as requested as a blanket approval / clearance. Sometimes you get deviation requests of say "can I get either 15 to the left or 30 to the right?" with nobody within 20 miles of them, a GA guy asking if they can proceed to an intermediate fix followed by a crossing altitude request / inbound radial to join / proceedure turn inbound (what I call a build your own practice approach) or an obligatory hey can I give direct from another controller. Approved as requested works just fine in all instances for me. I probably would use a blanket proceed as requested except it isn't in the book as far as I know for use on the landline.