Originally Posted by
Dick Smith
– especially if it is proven safe like a Boeing 747 or a Citation.
...And how many of them have spudded in over the years?
Come on Dick, the entire rest of the world (and even most of the thinking people in America) thinks the lack of readbacks in the USA is a safety hazard and their 'clearance-by-acknowledging-your-callsign' procedure a joke.
As for me, I'm brushing up on my approach phraseologies: "ABC, climb to and maintain six thousand, hold at Bendigo, expect delay for approach clearance due to departing traffic..."