" wrote:

The new CFII criticized this procedure and told me that the plate
specified 1800,
and it was wrong to intercept at 2000. Which one was right?

IMO, you did right, as you were still below the glideslope.

This scenario is very similar to my home airport:

ILS 28 at Syracuse, NY:
http://www.myairplane.com/databases/...s/00411I28.PDF

Glideslope intercept is at the outer marker at 1800 feet, but ATC almost
always vectors aircraft to intercept the localizer a few miles before the
outer marker and descends the aircraft to 2,100 with the instruction,
"Maintain 2,100 'till established, cleared for the ILS 28..."

I am of the same opinion as you because I fly a retractable gear aircraft.
Gear comes out at glideslope intercept (regardless of where this happens
along the glideslope), aircraft slows and begins a nice 500-600 fpm descent
on its own. Thus, as long as I have descended to 2,100 feet and have been
vectored a couple miles or so before the outer marker, I will still be
below the glideslope. No need to dick around with a further descent to
lose those additional 300 feet with gear and flaps still retracted.

The only caveat is that when I reach the outer marker (already coming down
the glideslope at this point), I quickly confirm that the altimeter's
altitude reading matches the altitude shown on the plate.



--
Peter