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Why position reports include time

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AIM chapter 5 discusses position reports and the elements they should include. They are: Aircraft identification, position......TIME... altitude, type of flight plan, eta, name of next reporting point, remarks  

Why do they want to know what time it is? The time is NOW! As I am speaking to you! Currently! Live! 

 

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    EAD on Oct 23, 2018

    There are any number of reasons you could need to report the time you passed a fix.

    Just off the top of my head:
    1. Frequency congestion that prevents you from reporting for a couple minutes.
    2. Unexpected workload for any reason that requires you prioritize something else instead of making a position report at the moment of passage.
    3. Simply forgetting to make the call.

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