On Jan 17, 11:15*pm, Steve Hix
wrote:

SNS does this as a matter of course. I figure, at worst, it's to help
the controller not forget you're there if things get busy. Might have
something to do with SNS being a controller training facility.

Ah, ok, never encountered it, thought maybe controller was being a lil
lazy. Only the Beech was in the pattern for runway one.