ABCD ready for immediate T/O
I'm sure this is an international variation, but over here this is one of my major bugbears. Any report of being ready for an action (whether it's ready for
departure (over here the phrase "take off" isn't used until a take off clearance or similar has been issued, to avoid any confusion), reporting ready for taxi after receiving a start clearance, etc) implies being ready to carry out the action. Not ready to start thinking about carrying out the action. ATC may occasionally ask if holding traffic can accept an immediate take off clearance, but that is an ATC initiated request to allow them to plan for minimum runway occupation with traffic on or nearing the final approach.
Yes, as an FI teaching ab-initio students the first couple of takeoffs they do themselves may involve up to 10s stationary on the runway, but anything more than that (in a simple SEP, or MEP!) is poor training practice. With experience that can be reduced down to even less, ideally just enough to confirm correct runway and then go. Most of us brief students that as soon as the hold is crossed we have the intention to get airborne, so why delay?? "Ready for immediate takeoff" just sounds a bit arrogant over here - ie "I'm in a hurry, I want to go
NOW".
2 countries, separated by a common language
