How can they make such a basic mistake!?
As Beagle says Tenerife was years ago!
Cant understand why you have to say "taking off" in this case?
Whilst on the subject some airfields have started saying Runway XX Left Hand - I always thought left hand was the default circuit direction anyway? Apparently the CAP which is published for A/G. INFO etc now infers that the circuit direction should always be given.
I wrote to the appropriate SRG group at CAA quite a while ago about this and they wrote back saying it was optional and that they only put this caveat in so that the circuit direction would be included where there was doubt or ambiguity - ie rotary on right hand, fixed on left for example.
I feel this is a case of "dumbing down" where the circuit direction is always stated when it is left hand and I religously do NOT read back the circuit direction unless right hand is stated - I suggest we all do this!
By the way, when I looked in the latest LASORS there is also an error in the call to a MATZ zone (cant remember what but it stuck out like a sore thumb) - who proof reads this stuff?
Rant over - pith helmet donned.