Zurich Tower - How to clog up the R/T
Is it just me or are other people who are frequent users of ZRH getting sick and tired of the 'running commentary' given by ATC of how long you have got to either start or take off.
It is of course nice to know when you are going if you have a delay which is not obvious but being told 'expect departure in 30 seconds' whilst lining up is a waste of R/T time and distracts me from my chain of thought if I am doing any checks etc. On the same note if I am 3rd in the queue to take off then I have a rough idea of when I will be getting airborne so on initial contact why not cut out the 'expect departure in X minutes' for a transmission which is more useful.
I have never operated into a major airport where controllers waste so much R/T time as those do in Zurich. If the same happened at Heathrow for example then nothing would move since the R/T would be log jammed.
Sadly a UK MOR might not hit the required spot but I am very tempted to fill one in.