Captain X
Who is John Galt?
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FWIW, I believe a ARTCC radar sweeps your target once every 12 seconds. It is likely she was trying to maintain minimum separation and either couldn't update your Mode-C readout fast enough, or as you or the other airplane in the descent may have encountered higher winds closing the distance sooner than she expected and she needed a verbal report of your altitude.
As far as making a "false" report, a little higher situational awareness and better understanding of the ATC system may have prompted the words "Leveling FLXXX" which would have satisfied her and would not have been falsifying a report.
As far as making a "false" report, a little higher situational awareness and better understanding of the ATC system may have prompted the words "Leveling FLXXX" which would have satisfied her and would not have been falsifying a report.
