If I tell an aircraft to 'standby' I expect him to say nowt, I'm APP Radar, but from Ground days a decade ago, 'twas the same.
Usually its because I'm on an inter-unit cold/hot line co-ordinating something.
You'd be a right berk if you blotted out some vital emergency aircraft co-ord I'm in the middle of doing with a neighbouring sector (or for example in Ground's case ambulance or emergency vehicle requirements for an aircraft only 40 trackmiles or 11mins awy) with "standing-by ABC123".
Last edited by Bill Woodfull; 10th Jun 2008 at 14:42.