Originally Posted by
Lead Balloon
I don't get upset either.
I just want to understand the logic underlying ATC giving me and requiring me to readback QNH immediately after I've reported receipt of ATIS containing that QNH. Remember: The OP is an appeal for us not to readback to ATC something that does not need to be readback. I'm interested to understand why ATC feels it necessary to tell me the QNH at YSCB - necessitating a readback - when I've already told them in my inbound report that I have the ATIS.
Because in ATC land even if you call for a clearance with ‘G’ which states a QNH of 1025 - if ATC gave you a clearance without a QNH/readback and you’d inadvertently punched 1035 in and it went wrong ATC would cop the blame for some reason.
80% of ATC radio time is devoted to protecting ourselves should the pilot err. Why do you think we have to tell aircraft without a clearance to ‘remain outside class (cde) airspace and standby’