Cleared to read back the readback...
Um, if you have to read back an ATC CLEARANCE, then isn't the clearance of a visual approach or ANY clearance, be it a altitude or tracking clearance worthy of a readback?
Even if being cleared for a Vis. App. means you can manoevre as you need to, i.e. it's inspecific as far as what exactly you're going to be doing within your manoevres, I would've thought it should be read back when issued since it is indeed a clearance?
My understanding is that whenever the controller says "VH-ABC Cleared for _____________________________________" (insert whatever you want in the space) that you MUST read back the specifics of that.
Is that correct?
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