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Initially contacting ground/clearance...

Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2014 9:05 am
by TimAbbott
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

Re: Initially contacting ground/clearance...

Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2014 9:11 am
by Pieces
This was recently discussed here: viewtopic.php?f=5&t=4474.

Re: Initially contacting ground/clearance...

Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2014 9:12 am
by Cyrus
Hi Tim,

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

viewtopic.php?f=5&t=4474

Some good opinions in that post.

Re: Initially contacting ground/clearance...

Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2014 9:13 am
by Cyrus
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.....

Re: Initially contacting ground/clearance...

Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2014 9:32 am
by TimAbbott
Forgive me for not seeing that! :oops:

-Tim