AITA? - Questions about interaction with Tower Controller

Timbeck2 said:
With a nod to Jeff Foxworthy, here are some ways to find out if you’re a C-130 clown.

If you want to fly a C-130 without filing a flight plan, expecting the tower to file one for you, you might be a C-130 clown.

If you suddenly change your mind and turn left instead of turning right as you were told by ATC, you might be a C-130 clown.

If you are told to report initial and you fly out to a ten mile final, you might be a C-130 clown.

If you don’t repeat instructions by ATC or it takes 10 seconds or more to do so, you might be a C-130 clown.

If you ever hear your call sign followed by “WHAT ARE YOU DOING?”, you might be a C-130 clown.

If you know quiet hours start at 10:30 and you go around at 10:28 for no reason just to get another approach in, you might be a C-130 clown.

If you beat up the pattern for over an hour while never letting the tower know your type landing assuming the tower knows you want the option, you might be a C-130 clown.

If you are incapable of conveying your intentions to ATC, you might be a C-130 clown.
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The size 19 boot I was issued at Little Rock is making a lot more sense now.
 
There also could have been another airplane on frequency (or maybe they just left) with a similar sounding callsign that caused him not to abbreviate, and, as others pointed out, since he didn't abbreviate first, you're stuck saying your whole callsign. Alternatively, perhaps he didn't hear it at the beginning or you said your callsign as you were clicking the button?
 
So the tower could be on multiple frequencies, ones that you are not tuned into, working planes that have similar call signs.

I got asked to say type and full call sign once because he was working a twin with a very similar call sign on another frequency. Fortunately for me tower came on and explained this to me. Our airport has a bunch of training ops so we are fortunate to have atc take time to explain things.

I wasn't upset because I learned something. Repeat what atc says because I may not have all the pieces to the NAS puzzle.
 
My tail number ends in tree,tree,tree one controller asked how do they usually address you we agreed upon triple three
 
frfly172 said:
My tail number ends in tree,tree,tree one controller asked how do they usually address you we agreed upon triple three
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ATC: "Foxtrot Oscar Romeo Sierra, Tango I can't see you. Tree Tree Tree is in the way....."
 
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