Hi Ben

just curious to hear what other people have
done/would do in the same situation.

From Canada.
I would have contacted tower - not ground.
My downwind call would have stated left or right - i.e. downwind left -
it's a safety thing. You could be flying against upwind, thinking that
downwind is right when it is left, or vica versa - so it is a
situational awareness thing for you and the tower (In Canada it is SOP)

I would have called full stop, as you did.
I would have phoned tower once on the ground and asked them to explain
their response.
You couldn't, and didn't call touch & go.
But you could call stop and go,
or full stop,
or simulated go-around,
or low and over.

HTH

Tony
--

Tony Roberts
PP-ASEL
VFR OTT
Night
Cessna 172H C-GICE


In article .com,
"Ben Hallert" wrote:

Hi guys,

I was doing closed traffic at an unnamed airport with a 'No touch &
goes at night' rule. On downwind, I made the following call (because I
am aware of the rule) "XXX ground, Cherokee 1234 Sierra on downwind,
request full stop."

The tower responds back "Touch and goes are prohibited at night!
Cherokee 1234 Sierra, cleared for full stop ONLY!"

I had my instructor with me, and he said my call was fine. Was the
tower being jerky? Or was there a better call I could have made? I
knew about the rule, that's why I explicitly asked for full stop, but
the tower acted like I had just soiled myself in public.

I'm not too worried, just curious to hear what other people have
done/would do in the same situation. Also, if there's a technically
better call I can make, I'm all ears.