However, if you were on handover, surely they had already asked for you?
It just reminds the man or lady sipping coffee in their comfy chair who you are...
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2 Sheds, active might be a miltary term. I use it, 'Request taxi to active via xyz' etc. Dunno, don't civvy folk use it as well? It's quicker than saying 'Taxi to Runway 30' or whatever.