Yes, Hempy. It's another HWF (High Wank Factor) non-standard phraseology that the perpetrators
think sound good
. ATC
know you want a clearance and
know you'll remain OCTA
awaiting, sorry,
pending your clearance, so why bother verbalising it?
Kind of like the "Proposed Descent" of the 80's
, or the "Maintains" (
Ansett plural) of the 90's.
