Imotekh the Stomlord Lord of Storm ability vs. Flyers

[jaqenhgar]

From the BYB FAQ:
Q: How do maelstroms, novas and beams – or indeed any weapon
that doesn’t need to roll To Hit or hits automatically – interact with
Zooming Flyers and Swooping Flying Monstrous Creatures? (p13)
A: Only Snap Shots can hit Zooming Flyers and Swooping
Flying Monstrous Creatures. Therefore, any attacks that use
blast markers, templates, create a line of/area of effect or
otherwise don’t roll to hit cannot target them. This includes
weapons such as the Necron Doom Scythe’s death ray or the
Deathstrike missile of the Imperial Guard, and psychic
powers that follow the rule for maelstroms, beams, and
novas.

As I said, in my opinion, it's not a snap shot, so it can't hit flyers. The section after the comma expands on what some of the things which don't qualify are, but the first statement before the full stop seems pretty definitive to me. I agree with you though, GW could end up FAQ'ing this either way...

Yet all those are weapons or psychic shooting attacks. Imotekh's rule does not occur in the shooting phase. I agree it's not a snap shot, but it's also not a 'shot' at all.