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Old 20th Jan 2008, 14:24
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It is also a problem with some controllers. I was working out of an airport in Algeria and the guy in the tower would ask me to confirm everything, I assumed he actually wanted me to so had to say everything twice. Unambiguous stuff, request start, request taxi etc. I was also asked to report parking every time after being cleared to stand, usually it was just me on the pan. One airport asked for me to confirm my position about every 1-2 minutes once I was within about 15 miles of the field, the boss had words with them as sometimes this would be in really ****ty weather but it didn't help. It was non radar but I was usually the only aircraft. I have never flown in India but if the practices are in anyway similar I can understand how it may be a vicious circle of poor radio practices.
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