Originally Posted by
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Good point. I have to say my inclination is to say "screw em' I'm going to 350 because that's what they cleared me too!" and ASAP and let them deal with it. However, clarification is as simple and safe as "climb to 350, do you need me to comply with the crossing restrictions?" Who knows if you do have that one or two controllers out of 10 who have a different interpretation.
The previous posts about the AIM, ATC policy and FAA policy are correct that a new altitude clearance automatically deletes an altitude restriction that was either published or previously issued.
In your above example, I do not ask for clarification but I do respond to the clearance this way: "Roger Delta 123 altitude restrictions cancelled, climbing to FL 350."
Carl