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Gotta agree with most of the other replies plus....you're not established on
the localiser if you are out bound on a back course. Also there should be
some indication or directions on the approach plate to show you a procedure
turn to come onto ils final track, this may take you outside IFR LLZ
tolerances to achieve the base turn. Established should also imply less
than half scale localiser CDI deflection. etc....

cheers,

Buckjump


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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