amended clearance

A clearance issued by air traffic control amending a previous ATC (air traffic control) clearance in response to a request from the pilot or initiated by air traffic control to avoid conflict with other aircraft or severe weather.

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Remember, I've already given the Cirrus his amended clearance.

Behind the scenes: all pilot requests are important. Some are just more time-critical and can demand some off-camera teamwork

While south bound and casually monitoring the center, I picked up the tail end of an amended clearance, ".

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Amended Clearance: Among the six words most dreaded in the IFR cockpit are "stand by to copy amended clearance.

Avoiding cockpit distractions: start by turning off the cellphone and keeping a sterile cockpit at high-workload times. Remember: no matter what goes wrong someone has to fly the airplane

You're flying the amended clearance you received on the ground at LVK and are just past the Manteca VOR when your headset falls apart.

Direct to nowhere: in our dynamic ATC system, pilots and controllers have to be on their toes to ensure everyone is working from the same page

123, which says that "When an ATC clearance has been obtained, no pilot in command may deviate from that clearance unless an amended clearance is obtained.

When do you fly track? With GPS you can fly a course through space more precisely than a controller could ever achieve with an assigned heading. So when do you veto a vector?

123 (Compliance with ATC clearances and instructions) makes it clear this is the pilot's problem: "No pilot in command may deviate from that clearance unless an amended clearance is obtained, an emergency exists, or the deviation is in response to a traffic alert and collision avoidance system resolution advisory.

Clearance communication: the real-world flow of the system requires you accept clearances before you can fully evaluate them. Deal with it

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