Thank you, you two.
I agree, TDM has given me the best advice, the reason that I am being pedantic is because people ask me, and to be perfectly honest, I don't know. If you guys don't know, then how can a pilot know. I just try to do my best. Dib dib dib,dob dob dob.
As for saying where you have come from, I totally agree, thats great if you can say "from Cardiff to Aberdeen". But if you say" From a private site 3.7 miles South of Merthyr Tydfil (North of Cardiff) to a private site 6.4 miles East of Inveruri (near Aberdeen)" what possible use is that?
And worse still, it cloggs the airwaves. For no real benefit, at the expense of pilots who have something important to say I(eg, Pan, Mayday, Oooh sh1t, I am lost, request vectors to the nearest pub e.t.c.)
And yes, I accept and respect the fact that a lot ATC'ers are also pilots.
Hence, you are the best people to ask.
You have advice from both sides of the fence
Yespectfully yours
Nob head........... oops, I mean....Nop