"Tony Cox" wrote in message
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So what do instructors teach these days?

Instructors teach whatever they think is right. Each one is different.

Do you add the extra zero or not?

When I'm confronted with a single-digit runway, I usually speak both numbers
on the radio. However, I'm sure there have been times when I simply said
one number.

The solution to the "missed number" problem is not to add numbers. After
all, unless you know everyone is doing it (and you never can), you can't
rely on that rule to fill in missing information. For example, generally
going around saying both numbers would not have done a single thing to help
you fill in the blanks in that Cherokee's transmission. You still would
have been left wondering if he was talking about 02 or 20.

The real solution to chopping off transmissions is for pilots to not chop
off their transmissions. One technique that would help a little would be to
include the airport name at both the beginning and ending of the
transmission, but that still leaves the opportunity for a pilot to chop of
the name of the airport. The real solution is for pilots to only speak when
the PTT switch is being held down, and to put a brief pause at the beginning
of the transmission (just a half second or so is perfectly sufficient).

Pete