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Key Takeaways:

  • A Delta pilot repeatedly requested a wind check from Air Traffic Control (ATC) at ATL.
  • ATC initially did not respond to the Delta pilot's requests for wind information.
  • The tower eventually provided the wind details with a slow, emphatic tone after Delta was cleared to line up and wait.
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Last month, on a calm day, we were number two for takeoff on 27R in ATL. Delta was holding short number one.

Delta: Delta 123 requests wind check.

Tower:No answer

Delta:Delta 123 requests wind check.

Tower:No answer.

After a few seconds Delta cleared line up and wait.

Delta: Delta 123 wants a wind check

Tower(slowly with emphasis): Delta 123 wind is 250 at 2 gusting to 3!

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