Originally Posted by
flensr
The default to "expedite" should almost always be "unable". Saying anything beyond "unable" ought to involve a bit of thoughtful crew coordination. "Standby" works if you need a little time to figure out if it's safe to expedite. If you can't properly crew coordinate compliance with an expedite request then that should tell you right away that the correct reply is "unable".
Agreed. Controllers seem to be getting in the habit of full taxi instructions while we still have reversers deployed. I have just stopped responding when they do this or ask for clarification once off.