Originally Posted by chevva
FIS and A/G cannot issue 'clearances' to penetrate an ATZ, (only ATC can do that), but you must call the published frequency if you do wish to penetrate and you should then be given traffic information to enable you to remain clear of other traffic in the ATZ.
Originally Posted by Rules of the Air
(2) An aircraft shall not fly, take off or land within the aerodrome traffic zone of an aerodrome to which this paragraph applies unless the commander of the aircraft has obtained the permission of the air traffic control unit at the aerodrome or, where there is no air traffic control unit, has obtained from the aerodrome flight information unit at that aerodrome information to enable the flight within the zone to be conducted with safety or, where there is no air traffic control unit nor aerodrome flight information unit, has obtained information from the air/ground radio station at that aerodrome to enable the flight to be conducted with safety.
I'm a bit curious about your assertion of "
should" about A/G providing ATZ traffic information?