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EXPECT (ALTITUDE) AT (TIME) or (FIX)

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Used under certain conditions to provide a pilot with an altitude to be used in the event of two-way communications failure. It also provides altitude information to assist the pilot in planning.

Source FAA Pilot/Controller Glossary · checked 2026-08-25

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