I would guess that an FAA-employed controller would be in a better position
to answer that question than I am. I do know that ground operations at
Renton differ from what almost all student pilots are taught about
operations at a controlled airport.

Bob Gardner

"Dan Foster" wrote in message
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In article , Bob Gardner
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Tower-controlled airport, BTW. A contract tower, not an FAA tower.

I have to ask, just out of curiosity... does that make any particular
difference or is of any noteworthy mention, other than what agency
directly signs the employees' paychecks?

-Dan