Originally Posted by
NoyGonnaDoIt
ATC is supposed to inform you right away. The standard language is....
The ATC handbook says "workload permitting"
Yes, ATC started saying this phraseology in the early 1990's. Many things are "workload permitting".
If the controller didn't say that, I doubt seriously that they turned it in for a violation. They'd get themselves in a little hot water for not issuing the "possible pilot deviation".
File the NASA, have a beer, and maybe send the tower a pizza. It works for Southwest Airlines.