Jeremy Lew wrote:
I have done the exit at Golf and switch thing several times (the last being
only a few days ago). Clearly, you need to get off the runway if there's
someone landing and the tower has forgotten about you. I might wait somewhat
longer at an unfamiliar airport before switching (or use COM2, like other
people have said), but we all know the drill at BED, I don't see it as a
safety issue at all, and have never had a controller bat an eyelash.

Jeremy

Jeremy --

The "get off the runawy" part is clear -- even without the tower
saying "turn left at Golf", you are supposed to turn off at the
first taxiway that is practical -- and I've often exited the
runway before they told me to. I've also had the experience
in the past where they had likely forgotten that they had
failed to switch me to ground, but usually the frequency
is clear and I can just tell the tower that I am on Golf
and want to taxi -- occasionally when I do this I get surprised
in that the tower really does want me to stay with them during
the taxi. What made this situation unusual was that they had
forgotten me and I couldn't get a word in....

David

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David Rind