When requesting a departure from tower and your takeoff time is in the future, no response is given from the tower, if you ask once more, approval is given for departure.
I would like to suggest that the tower replies something related to planned take off time for the flight, just to inform the pilot. What we have today works, just that it’s a bit hard to understand for newcomers. Adding an extra voice line for this would make it more crisp.
Details below:
Background:
Auto-fragged campaign mission on Balkans, take off from Aviano AB (or any theater or air base, we’ve seen it happen many times)
I’ve also seen this with manually fragged campaign missions.
Runtime - scenario 1:
This specific mission, I’m starting via “TAXI” I talk to ground controller via UFC CH 2 and get clearance to taxi to runway and hold short.
When arriving at the runway threshold, where I hold short, I contact the tower UFC CH 3.
No reply is given if my take off time is in the future. If I ask the same question again, tower comes back and approves our entry on the runway and take off.
Runtime - scenario 2:
Start “Runway”, player spawns in on runway threshold and contacts tower on UFC CH 3 with request for departure.
If take off time is in the future, no answer is given, if player asks again for departure, approval is given.
Unknowns:
Is ATC busy with other flights?
Assumption is that tower waits to clear you to the runway before getting close to the take off time.
If you want more data, please let me know. I can run a few missions additionally to test it.
Additional info:
How close to the hold short line should I be when talking to tower? I’m close to it, but not on it. - relates to @skippermike comment.
Post made by @Amadeus75 is what I’m trying to explain.