"Cubdriver" usenet AT danford.net wrote in message
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When I am listening to the PSM tower, I often hear 'cleared for the
option'. I assume that the tower is responding to a request (which I
didn't hear) for just such an action--touch & go, landing long, etc.
Why doesn't the tower actually repeat what is approved?


To save time. "Cleared for the option" is standard phraseology, to actually
repeat what is approved would mean saying, "cleared for touch-and-go or
missed approach or low approach or stop-and-go or full stop landing". A
long landing is not included.