Originally Posted by
TonyWilliams
Well.... I can say that I never used this phraseology in my ATC tower days at a busy general aviation airport in southern California.
OTOH, I have heard it used as a busy general aviation airport in the Denver area.
But, of course, "Runway 27, cleared for takeoff" accomplishes exactly the same thing.
Not quite. In theory, "cleared to land" also "accomplishes exactly the same thing "
While, yes, you are always able abort a takeoff or perform a go-around on landing, one method involves ATC being on the same page during a training exercise, always a good thing. Arguably =especially= at a busy airport.
If it's used at my busy GA airport and not your busy GA airport, that's just one of the many local differences we find.