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Can someone tell me when you hear a pilot give his call sign he says for example Cessna Golf Bravo etc etc with xray ( some other phonetic)

What does the with........ signify

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It signifies the ATIS transmission he has monitored prior to contacting the tower (or approach) controller. This contains the QNH/QFE, runway in use, various met information and other pertinent information.

I was told to be a bit more precise about it:

- "Munich Tower, Delta Foxtrot Delta Mike Echo"
- "Delta Mike Echo, Munich Tower - go ahead"
- "Delta Mike Echo, a Bf 109 VFR from Ingolstadt, 10 miles north of reporting point November at 3,500 feet, request clearance to enter the control zone via November for landing, information X-ray received, QNH 1025 HPa [the QNH in the ATIS must be repeated]"

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Thanks Kenneth