When to acknowledge ATC

Happy Dog wrote:


What if they don't give a reason? They often don't.

"NY departure this is N123XX."

"VFR aircraft stay clear of Class Bravo airspace."

"N123XX wilco."

You are just wasting airtime with that last transmission.


See? Now you know something new.


ATC is going to expect a readback.


Is that only if they give you a reason?

They aren't expecting and don't really want a readback.
If they're so busy that they tell everybody to standby and
remain clear the last thing they need is some clown continuing
to talk.

This is like Homer Simpson who where it was written do not write
below this line, wrote "OK."

Ron Natalie wrote:

This is like Homer Simpson who where it was written do not write
below this line, wrote "OK."

When I was younger, a number of people I knew would write "Please" under such a
line. Some of the forms in the Atlanta area actually got changed as a result of
this.

George Patterson
There's plenty of room for all of God's creatures. Right next to the
mashed potatoes.