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My experience has been when I'm being radar vectored they assume I will be
flying inbound, but there's nothing like asking the controller if there is
any doubt. Also I would make sure the controller knows I want to fly the
full approach (course reversal) so as to avoid any confusion. You can
always call ATC on the phone a little later on and discuss it for training
purposes.

PD

Andy News <pnews@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:5102129a.0106110629.9f2b176@posting.google.com...
> I was flying the full approach to an ILS. When I was a few miles from
> the IAF, the controller issued the approach clearance: 'maintain 4000
> until established on the localizer, cleared for the ILS 32 approach'.
> My question is, are you considered 'established' on the localizer when
> you are flying outbound for the course reversal? The published minimum
> altitude for the outbound and PT segments were 3000 ft. I was told to
> maintain 4000 until established on the localizer. I was not sure
> whether he meant 'until established on the inbound localizer'. Anyway,
> I decided to descend to 3000 ft on the outbound course. After all I
> was established on the localizer, and furthermore, I was also 'cleared
> for the approach'. Later, I was not sure if I should have maintained
> 4000 ft until I was inbound on the localizer.
>
> Any thoughts?

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