Originally Posted by
Herod
Globaliser: I picked up on that phrase as well. The captain saying to ATC "I assume that's not enough?" Effectively passing to ATC the decision on whether he has enough runway. In no way is that acceptable. If he doesn't know, he shouldn't be there. I don't just mean the holding point, but the LHS.
I think it was ATC who said "I assume that's not enough", not the pilot. Sound recording is cut off and pilot responses at that time are not included.