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Originally Posted by USMCFLYR
I wonder if pilots should start reporting every time that a controller makes a mistake in reading back a clearance or giving me taxi directions to the active?
This is not a good safety culture.
USMCFLYR
I had a student and CFI bust altitude by 500ft. After seeing the transcript, it definitely showed the ATC-trainee who was working the position made some mistakes leading up to the 500 foot deviation (improper phraseology, repeated wrong instructions, etc). My CFI got a letter from the FAA (slap on the wrist; he was told don't do it again), but ATC was trying to get it to go further (they were looking for a suspension).
So he filed a complaint against the trainee. The letter we received from the facility stated that though the trainee made some mistakes leading up to the bust, it was my CFI's fault for not catching the trainee's mistakes. It went on to say that from now on, filing a complaint against ATC will do nothing.