The following exchange occurred between my student, the tower, and me at KLVK on 05/08/06…
Cessna N1234 (Student): Livermore tower Cessna 1234 at Sierra ready to taxi 25R with India.
Tower: Roger N1234 taxi to India.
[Student gives me the “Huh? You read it back,” look.]
Cessna N1234 (Instructor): Tower N1234 confirm you want us to taxi to 25R. We don’t have enough fuel to get to India.
Short Final…
Key Takeaways:
- A student pilot at KLVK requested to taxi to runway 25R, referencing ATIS information "India."
- The tower controller misunderstood "India" as a physical destination, instructing the aircraft to "taxi to India."
- The instructor humorously clarified the misunderstanding, confirming the need to taxi to 25R and joking about not having enough fuel to reach "India."
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