Originally Posted by
Carl Spackler
I was surprised at this one myself. A "Cancel Takeoff Clearance" statement from ATC simply means that they've lost separation per their requirements. It is NOT a command to abort the takeoff. At a recent meeting with an ATC supervisory team, they said aborting the takeoff is up to the crew, we just have to advise them when separation has been lost and cancel their clearance. I was appalled, but that's what they said.
Carl
Methinks that if you are correct (And I have no reason to doubt you) that ALPA should be lobbying for different terminology. You know the Safety for All thing... Back in the 60s and 70s when the runways weren't littered with airplanes, it was no big deal, and probably was a rare occurrence.. now however....