Originally Posted by
ChecklistMonkey
You do know that giving a "gate change" on guard is beyond childish, right? It's 2nd only to the ones who give clearance to taxi to the gate. That's potentially dangerous and unprofessional just because someone made a mistake on the radio. Do you also give fake landing clearances for fun too?
I was at JFK one day years ago and heard someone clear Comair for takeoff...they were lined up and waiting on 31L at KK. They took off and after airborne, tower told them they weren’t cleared for takeoff. That’s when I figured out that someone cleared them on guard.
That could have been horrible.