In article ,
"Mike Young" wrote:

A response of "unable" is not a refusal?

I am "unable" to hop like a frog.
I "refuse" to hop like a frog.

There's a distinct difference.

In the context of Pilot-Controller communication, any distinction is
insignificant.

It's not just significant. It's all the difference in the world...

"refuse" and "unable" means the same thing from the ATC POV.

--
Bob Noel
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