Originally Posted by HEATHROW DIRECTOR
Yeah... because the silly boy took the phraseology mentioned by Prowler too literally!
Good one.. is it???
Then, either the TWR / Rwy ATCO, or his OJTI need to be sent back to Training School, if this poor ATCO 'WORKS LITERALLY BY THE BOOK'...
Rules are there of course, not to be broken,, but can be BENT!Maybe, experience plays a big part in all we do....
Regarding my previous post, I should have included that it was ICAO, knowing that in UK, it's a CAA thing....