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falconvalley · October 19th, 2006, 17:28

Yeah, because of the type of response you were probably expecting, you were understandably confused. If they had merely said "maintain 7000", it would be easier, but they added a fix in there. I would clarify too, because they stopped at saying "...cross Buckeye". Then what? Perhaps, an explanation would have been better, because I would have been thinking:

Ok...did they mean cross Buckeye at 7, or descend to 7000 and cross Buckeye??

I hear "maintain xxx" all the time, but by itself. Personally, I clarify multi-part instructions that are ambiguous like that and could have multiple meanings.

October 19th, 2006, 17:28	#3
falconvalley Old Skool Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: KMKE Posts: 1,945	Re: Maintain 7'000 (I'm at 11'000) Yeah, because of the type of response you were probably expecting, you were understandably confused. If they had merely said "maintain 7000", it would be easier, but they added a fix in there. I would clarify too, because they stopped at saying "...cross Buckeye". Then what? Perhaps, an explanation would have been better, because I would have been thinking: Ok...did they mean cross Buckeye at 7, or descend to 7000 and cross Buckeye?? I hear "maintain xxx" all the time, but by itself. Personally, I clarify multi-part instructions that are ambiguous like that and could have multiple meanings. __________________ British Airways flight asks for push back clearance from terminal. Control Tower replies: "And where is the world's most experienced airline going today without filing a flight plan?"