Flying in England for a US PPL

Dylan Smith wrote:

Not VFR, though -- I don't think that you have to read back much except
hold-short instructions (while taxiing) in Canada or the U.S.

[and land-and-hold-short instructions, as someone else mentioned]

VFR readbacks (especially the long, meandering kind) tie up the frequency
pretty severely at a busy airport when tower has more important things to
worry about, like giving a landing clearance to a 737 on short final. I do
make a habit of acknowledging my initial altitude restriction when I get my
takeoff clearance (i.e. "one thousand six hundred, bravo juliet oscar") just
to make sure there's no confusion, but otherwise, I try to leave the
frequency clear for the IFR traffic.

Sometimes, I accidentally get stuck in IFR mindset when VFR and start
reading back altitudes and headings, but I usually catch myself quickly.


All the best,


David