Cleared for the Option
Asked by: Stephen Bellacera 8386 views General Aviation, Student Pilot
Hello Instructors,
I'm probably fixating on the details too much, but when at a controlled field and you are "cleared for the option" Is it better to respond to ATC with the particular option you are intending to execute. For example:
Tower: "Skyventures 30, Cleared for the option Runway 16L"
Me: "Cleared for Stop and Go Runway 16L, Skyventures 30"
Or is it better to keep it simple and just say "Cleared for the options, Runway 16L". And to take this a step forward, should you announce to the tower that you are performing a simulated engine out, etc. Or is this simply too much info that the tower doesn't really care about?
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