Originally Posted by
kghjfg
Drift...
as above, no.
what I find really odd is when you are told you can take off at your discretion whilst taxying to the numbers, the frequency then gets busy and you can depart with no further RT. You don’t even have to say “departing”.
Could you clarify for me? If someone told me I could take off at my discretion, as an instruction at a controlled field, surely I would need to tell them "cleared for takeoff" and confirm the runway.
I would never enter a runway at the airport I fly from without hearing the words "cleared for takeoff RwyXX" from Tower Frequency. Are we discussing the same scenario?