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Unit 4 Description of levels

flight level (number)

(number) meters

(number) feet

Cruising level

Assigned flight level

Flight planned level (filed flight level), requested level

Level change

Level cruise

Level flight

Odd level

Even level

Initially

To accept

Acceptable

Flight level (number) not available due level (altitude) restrictions.

Flight level (number) not available due traffic

Altitude restrictions are cancelled

Due (to) weight

Level changes, report and rates

Climb (or descend)

to (level)

to and maintain block (level) to (level)

to reach (level) at (or by) (time or significant point)

report leaving (or reaching, or passing) (level)

at (number) meters per second (or feet per minute) [minimum (or maximum)]

Maintain at least (number) meters (or feet) above (or below) (aircraft call sign)

Request level (or flight level or altitude) change from (name of unit) at (time or significant point)

Continue climb (or descent) to (level)

Continue climb (or descent) [until passing (level)]

*Request descent at (time)

Immediately

Stop climb (or descent) immediately

Stop climb (or descent) at FL…

After passing (significant point)

At (time or significant point)

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When ready (instruction)

Climb to (level) [level restriction(s) (SID designator) cancelled (or) level restriction(s) (SID designator) at (point) cancelled];

Descend to (level) [level restriction(s) (STAR designator) cancelled (or) level restriction(s) (STAR designator) at (point) cancelled].

Report rate of climb (or descent)

Stepless climb (or descent)

Maximum rate

Maintenance of specified levels

Maintain (level) to (significant point)

Maintain (level) until passing (point)

Maintain (level) until (time)

Maintain (level) until (minutes) after passing (significant point)

Maintain (level) until advised by (name of unit)

Maintain (level) until further advised

Maintain (level) while in controlled airspace

Maintain block (level) to (level)

Specification of cruising levels

Cross (point) at (or above, or below) (level)

Cross (point) at (time) or later (or before) at (level)

Cruise climb between (levels) (or above (level));

Cross (distance) miles, (GNSS or DME) [direction] of

(name of DME station) or (distance) [(direction)] of

(significant point) at (or above or below) (level)

Separation instructions

Cross (significant point) at (time) [or later (or before)]

Advise if able to cross (point) at [time or level]

Maintain Mach (number) [or greater (or less)]

Do not exceed Mach (number)

Traffic information

Traffic (information)

*Looking out

*Traffic in sight

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*Negative contact [reason] Request avoidance vectors.

[additional] traffic (direction) bound (type of aircraft) (level) estimated (or over)

(significant point) at (time)

traffic is (classification) unmanned free balloon(s) was [or estimated] over (place) at (time) reported (level(s)) [or level unknown] moving (direction)

Do you observe traffic (details)?

Separation, separation minima (minimums)

Lateral separation, vertical separation, longitudinal

To violate the vertical (lateral) separation minimum