Cleared for an approach, then given a different altitude assignment

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When they say "Maintain XXXXX altitude" after having received an approach
clearance you have to maintain the altitude. Obviously, you can't continue
the approach and maintain 3,000. So, you comply with the latest
clearance.
No doubt that it is a squeeze play, but the controller apparently had a
good
reason.


What good reason might there be?



Once he deletes the restriction and, if at the point you are too
high to continue the approach, then you so advise him.


The restriction was superfluous for the next five miles, as he was that far
outside of ELESE and 3000 was the minimum altitude until that fix.



This scenerio will (or should) only happen in a radar environment.


This scenario can happen only in a radar environment because IFR/VFR
separation is not provided in a nonradar environment.

"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote:


This scenerio will (or should) only happen in a radar environment.


This scenario can happen only in a radar environment because IFR/VFR
separation is not provided in a nonradar environment.

I have no experience with that. I related my experience that this happened
several times over the years flying into LAX where practice approaches and VFR
aircraft were not involved.