Originally Posted by
pineteam
Good question. It’s true sometimes we are clear for push back and we did not do the Before start checklist down to the line yet. In that case I expect my partner to read everything as it’s pretty obvious IMHO. Some guys will say: « Before start checklist all the way » to make clear his intention.
It's obvious to you, but perhaps not to the other party. One could also mage a safety related argument about you assuming the other person to know what you want. See the problem?
My point is, there's nothing wrong with adding "to the line". He's making sure that you're aware of where he intends to stop. I'd rather a non-standard unambiguous call, than a standard, ambiguous one. I put that in the "airmanship" category.