"Nathan Young" wrote in message
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It is very common for the controller to give you a vector to the
localizer and an altitude restriction until you are established on the
localizer. Typically, this would be something like: "N123, fly 130
to intercept localizer, maintain 4000 until established, cleared ILS 9
@ RAL."

In the UK, standard phraseology is an instruction to intercept the localizer
and report established. When established, a further instruction to descend
with the glideslope is given. A clearance for the approach is never issued.
The UK phraseology seems utterly pointless -- as well as very confusing for
foreign pilots -- when an altitude restriction can easily be applied
instead, as above.

Julian