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Originally Posted by mnixon  One thing to add. Call only when #1 at the runway. If your behind someone and get cleared out, it could get sticky. |
When I pick up an IFR on the ground at a non-towered airport, the controller specifically says "...readback correct, advise me when you're number one for the runway for your release."
A good controller should never release an airplane until he is sure the airplane is in a position to make an immediate take off. I have seen some operators sitting on the ramp with a GPU still hooked up, with the copilot sitting in the right seat picking up the clearance, and the captain is still inside in the pilot lounge taking a nap. Thats not necessarily when the controller should release the flight.