Originally Posted by
BugBear
"Unable"
Yes , this is the word I teach and hammer my students who are afraid to contradict an ATC instruction with which they are uncomfortable with . Very difficult for a under 100 hors student to get this , but I know 10.000 h ATPLs who have the same problem
That said it does not always work , the Lufthansa SFO R/T exchange was an abnormality to stay politically correct . But , back to DCA , I I would be interested to know if previous instructions to circle 33 while on finals 01 was a commonly used procedure , and if it was occasionally refused by some pilots in the past and what was then the reaction of ATC .. divert to Dulles ?