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Originally Posted by meritflyer  I guess the question should be, are the altitudes assigned in the "maintain 4000' until established" clearances, GS intercept altitudes? |
Most of the time yes - but I don't think it has to be, or at least if it is a rule some controllers don't follow it.
Cleveland - approaching over the city they will give you a heading and an altitude assignment with an approach clearance that will have you join the localizer above the glideslope. I have had that in IMC.
So the moral of the story - pay attention - because you may sit there fat dumb and happy, like I did, until the captain says "should we start down" in that tone of voice that means "start down dumbass".
I've never had it happen anywhere else, although I hear the "slam dunk" is a West Coast thing and I don't fly much out there.