Captain
Final Approach
This comes up all the time, especially for me and my 'stay high' flying style.
Situation: you're level at FL350. ATC tells you to descend to FL250 and you roger that and start down. ON THE WAY down ATC gives this transmission:
"BPITW 34, cross DIGGY at FL190"
You roger that and program the box to hit DIGGY at FL190. Presently you are at FL295 and descending.
Now, here's the question;
Do you continue to FL250 (previous clearance) and then descend to cross DIGGY at FL 190? Or do you level where you are and descend later to cross DIGGY at FL190?
The answer is the later. A descent (or climb) clearance cancels all previous clearances. I stop my descent and program the box to hit DIGGY and half the guys I fly with will insist we need to continue to FL250.
Situation: you're level at FL350. ATC tells you to descend to FL250 and you roger that and start down. ON THE WAY down ATC gives this transmission:
"BPITW 34, cross DIGGY at FL190"
You roger that and program the box to hit DIGGY at FL190. Presently you are at FL295 and descending.
Now, here's the question;
Do you continue to FL250 (previous clearance) and then descend to cross DIGGY at FL 190? Or do you level where you are and descend later to cross DIGGY at FL190?
The answer is the later. A descent (or climb) clearance cancels all previous clearances. I stop my descent and program the box to hit DIGGY and half the guys I fly with will insist we need to continue to FL250.