Question about NDB's

[midlifeflyer]

Write when I point to not clearly make sometimes.

Lessons taking writing smarter look make me.

Ah! That explains it!

 

[100LL... Again!]

But it still was a valid clearance.

 

[midlifeflyer]

100LL... Again! said
But it still was a valid clearance.

Yes, although arguably the controller giving the clearance didn't use approved phraseology. (Your point about Write when I point to not clearly make sometimes) From the ATC manual:

"HOLD (direction) OF (fix/waypoint) ON (specified radial, course, bearing, track, airway, azimuth(s), or route)."

which would translate to

"HOLD (southwest) OF (the 15 DME fix) ON (the 045 radial of the ABC VOR)."

There are a couple examples of this in the instrument knowledge test.