"Jose" wrote in message
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What reason?


To check the departure routing with their weather radar.



And why does it matter?


You tell me. The submitter gave his reason, you suggested the real reason
might have been something potentially fatal discovered in the interim. Why
do you think that?



You asked a general question. In any case:

Narrative
ACFT WAS CLRED FOR IMMEDIATE TKOF (TFC INSIDE THE MARKER) ON RWY 22. WE
TAXIED ONTO RWY AND TOLD TWR WE NEEDED A MOMENT TO CHK OUR DEP ROUTING
WITH OUR WX RADAR (STORMS IN THE AREA, RAINING AT THE ARPT).

Nothing here precludes discovering something (potentially fatal) which
would warrant the request. Maybe that something =should= have been
discovered prior, but that's besides the point.

"Wait a moment - those storms are to the right of us, not the left. Our
clearance is 'turn right heading 280...' - let me check and make sure
we're still ok."


What do you suppose the controller's response will be?