On 4 Feb 2007 12:30:46 -0800, "chris"
wrote:

On Feb 5, 6:59 am, Mxsmanic wrote:
Under what conditions, if any, would you explicitly tell ATC that you
are rolling, that is, actually rolling on the runway for take-off?

I hear this used occasionally, but I don't know if there are any
formal circumstances that merit it, or if it is just at pilot
discretion, or what. It is normally independent of the readback of
the take-off clearance (which precedes it), although sometimes I hear
"Rolling" without a readback of the clearance.

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In this country (NZ) we seem to hear 'rolling' from people who have
been trained at uncontrolled airfields and seem to bring that with
them when flying into controlled airfields. The rest of us don't
generally say it until we get to an uncontrolled airfield..

We don't even then. Typically when leaving the hold line the pilot
will announce XXX departing runway (what ever) at (airport name)

At controlled fields requiring a read back, if it's only XXX cleared
for departure (or take off), I just acknowledge with my N#. If there
is more to the clearance/instructions I will repeat an abbreviated
version. If I receive instructions from the tower for runway 050 such
as XXX on departure, fly runway heading, climb to and maintain two
thousand five hundred., cleared for the departure. Then I'll read
back, zero five zero, two thousand five hundred, cleared for
departure, XXX.
However if told to expedite, I will acknowledge the expedite.
Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
www.rogerhalstead.com