"Lynne" wrote in message
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It is broadcasted on the ATIS.


What is broadcast on the ATIS?



If you do not call for engine start, and
simply call ground to taxi, you WILL be told to hold your position. The
airport is very tight, so they don't want aircraft that do not have
their IFR release blocking access to the runway.

In other words, when you call for start clearance, your IFR release is
coordinated.


So they don't taxi IFR aircraft until they've been released. That's not a
requirement to call ground prior to engine start.