"Amen on the readbacks at LAX. The frequency congestion is bad enough there without every transmission being repeated back, sometimes down to the altimeter"
"I will take the opportunity to plead with you all who fly into LAX to keep the readbacks to a minimum. It is not Europe and the controller is not necessarily listening to you when you read back every item on the transmission recieved; he is often listening on two or more frequencies and is just waiting for you to shut up. "
I've never operated into LAX - but isn't reading back a clearance a vital part of flight safety? You must get a lot of level busts / near misses etc. Perhaps you should get some more frequencies to ease the congestion! I understand why so many US pilots sound so gash in Europe now!