Initially contacting ground/clearance...

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TimAbbott
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Initially contacting ground/clearance...

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I stumbled across these videos http://youtu.be/Uf0TdeIaMG4 and the CFII says when making initial contact to call the controller with your call sign and then wait for them to acknowledge you before asking for dep. clearance. I was taught this is a waste of the controller's time and just make the call asking for dep clearance on the initial.

Thoughts? Opinions?

-Tim
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This was recently discussed here: viewtopic.php?f=5&t=4474.
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Re: Initially contacting ground/clearance...

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Hi Tim,

I thought that your the topic sounded a familiar.....

viewtopic.php?f=5&t=4474

Some good opinions in that post.
-Cyrus Kapadia. A few RW hours in a C172, then a 15 year hiatus. Joined PE in Dec'12, then took a break. Now I'm back, learning fast and loving it. If I'm on, it's usually between 22h and midnight EST with Baron 258E, Skyhawk 176CM or Learjet 66L.
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Reece, you beat me to it (...by 30 seconds!)

Also, it would help if I spoke English.... :lol:
Cyrus wrote:I thought that your the topic sounded a familiar.....
-Cyrus Kapadia. A few RW hours in a C172, then a 15 year hiatus. Joined PE in Dec'12, then took a break. Now I'm back, learning fast and loving it. If I'm on, it's usually between 22h and midnight EST with Baron 258E, Skyhawk 176CM or Learjet 66L.
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Re: Initially contacting ground/clearance...

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Forgive me for not seeing that! :oops:

-Tim
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