Originally Posted by Astra driver
Good grief!
How pedantic can some people get?
I suppose that if, before Tenerife 1977, someone would have suggested to use the word "takeoff" ONLY for takeoff clearances, you would have called that pedantic too!
How pedantic will it be when a 747 lands on top of an Iberia (or whatever) A340, who thought that he was allowed to line up?