and a third point:
why do pilots say : "Cape Town ..... 123 request" and not finish the sentence.
You dont do it when u request push and start - you ALWAYS finish the sentence, likewise when u request descent, but for anything other than those 2, it seems, you want to establish contact first...........please do go ahead and finish the sentence, it is not necessary to establish contact all the time. Remember it is VHF
and a 4th point:
what is the difference between "ready" and "fully ready"?????
I am told by a yellow tail pilot "fully ready" means both the cockpit and cabin is ready, and "ready" means the cockpit is ready but not the cabin????? and to prove it, when they call the tower and are ready and you clear them for take-off, the response is often sorry we are just waiting for the cabin!!!