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A320 captain reported that the rsw tower controller was transmitting on clearance delivery and local frequency at the same time and thought it was inappropriate for the controller to tie up the frequency with ATC clearances.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1662225 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201907 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | RSW.Airport |
| State Reference | FL |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 178 Flight Crew Total 3520 Flight Crew Type 2681 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence |
Narrative:
RNAV approach to runway 24. Lots of thunderstorms in the area. On final approach the tower controller was also doing clearance delivery duties. It was almost nonstop radio congestion the whole way in. We are required to conduct sterile cockpit procedures in this phase of flight. I felt that it was inappropriate for the tower controller to be tying up the frequency giving out clearances to other aircraft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A320 Captain reported that the RSW Tower Controller was transmitting on Clearance Delivery and Local frequency at the same time and thought it was inappropriate for the Controller to tie up the frequency with ATC Clearances.
Narrative: RNAV approach to Runway 24. Lots of thunderstorms in the area. On final approach the Tower Controller was also doing Clearance Delivery duties. It was almost nonstop radio congestion the whole way in. We are required to conduct sterile cockpit procedures in this phase of flight. I felt that it was inappropriate for the Tower Controller to be tying up the frequency giving out clearances to other aircraft.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.