Originally Posted by
Lowslung
That's nuts. Same error as Southwest-JetBlue the other day, just more airplanes involved. What's going on in ATC land lately? Stay alert out there folks.
Everyday is 'Let's talk as fast as we can on the radio Day' with controllers more and more it seems.
There is no need for it. I've noticed a marked increased in unnecessary comms, extraneous verbiage, and hurrying for no reason.
"Line up and wait Runway XX, traffic 3 mi final" ... also with departure traffic still on takeoff roll..."Negative, we'll continue holding short"