Originally Posted by
m3113n1a1
Agreed it's like when a ground controller says "taxi to runway 27R via Lima, Juliet, Mike. Give way to the 737 coming out of ramp 3". ...do we want them to just tell us to hold short of ramp 3 until it's clear? No.
When a ground controller issues these instructions you can see where you're going. In the ramp circus it's a game of telephone. It's safer just to say, "Cleared to push." Let the ramp controller do his job and control the ramp.
Forcing pilots to control the ramp is a US thing.