Is ATC allowed to tell pilots when to turn off the runway while we are touching down (especially in the flare) ? I don't think they are allowed to but repeatedely, I have heard tower (cough Ta cough mpa cough) tell me to turn off at this intersection or that intersection while still rolling out at a high speed! I use my judgement and turn off at first "available" intersection (where no aircraft are head to head with me, etc) when taxi speed is reached as safety, brakes, blown tires and passenger comfort are all my concern being a 121 pilot, NOT them trying to get me off the runway because the aircraft following me is too close or they want to try to get a departure out.
You know the funny thing is one time I was coming in to land and touched down and was told to turn off at an intersection PAST the one I was about to turn off at even though they wanted to get me off the runway ASAP because the guy behind me was 2 miles entrail. Well after they instructed me to take that intersection, I kicked the nose back left, stayed on the runway and kept whatever momentum I had to the intersection instructed to (which was like 50 feet farther), and then turned off at it. As soon as I got switched to ground, they told me to write down a number to call them at the tower. Both my first officer and I were like "WTF!" - once getting to the gate, I called them, the ATC supervisor asked why I was taxi'ing off the runway at such a slow speed. I told them the situation - that I was already in the process of turning off an "earlier" intersection and then the controller came on and wanted me to go to the next intersection, I kicked the nose back left onto the runway at the speed I was at and I complied with the tower controllers instructions! The supervisor understood and thanked me for calling him and nothing came of it.
This just goes to show that even when trying to help them out by doing what they instructed, you can still get a "please call this number"
ATC, stop telling us when to turn off on the runway - its our runway - the entire length if we want it. If you want us to "expedite off the runway," tell us on the approach to the runway, don't tell us while we are in the flare to get off at ABCDE intersection!
You know the funny thing is one time I was coming in to land and touched down and was told to turn off at an intersection PAST the one I was about to turn off at even though they wanted to get me off the runway ASAP because the guy behind me was 2 miles entrail. Well after they instructed me to take that intersection, I kicked the nose back left, stayed on the runway and kept whatever momentum I had to the intersection instructed to (which was like 50 feet farther), and then turned off at it. As soon as I got switched to ground, they told me to write down a number to call them at the tower. Both my first officer and I were like "WTF!" - once getting to the gate, I called them, the ATC supervisor asked why I was taxi'ing off the runway at such a slow speed. I told them the situation - that I was already in the process of turning off an "earlier" intersection and then the controller came on and wanted me to go to the next intersection, I kicked the nose back left onto the runway at the speed I was at and I complied with the tower controllers instructions! The supervisor understood and thanked me for calling him and nothing came of it.
This just goes to show that even when trying to help them out by doing what they instructed, you can still get a "please call this number"
ATC, stop telling us when to turn off on the runway - its our runway - the entire length if we want it. If you want us to "expedite off the runway," tell us on the approach to the runway, don't tell us while we are in the flare to get off at ABCDE intersection!
