Established on the approach - Checkride question

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Doesn't this imply that ATC was providiong terrain clearance?


Yes.



While "established" is a bit ambiguous when shortcutting an IAP, it seems
that this 2000' clearance (should) provide safe operation between the
current position and the point of intersecting the 052 radial.

Is this true?


Yes. If that's a verbatim quote of the approach clearance it's pretty
sloppy on the part of the controller. I suspect the writer didn't remember
it quite right, even the sloppiest controllers tend to include the C-word in
their approach clearances.