Pilot was asked to call tower, after returning from business.

Attributes
ACN	429459
Time
Date	199902
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : grr
State Reference	MI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 85 flight time total : 6500 flight time type : 800
ASRS Report	429459
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

Landed at grr runway 8R. Tower said turn left at high speed turn off and taxi to parking. I asked for progressive taxi instructions, tower turn right on taxiway a to taxiway F left to end. I asked should I stay with you (tower) reply I'll keep an eye on you. I understood this to mean stay with tower frequency. Upon return to the airport from my business appointment the FBO tells me, the tower has been trying to reach me. This being about XA30 in the afternoon, I called the tower and no one knew what the problem might be. Neither do I. There were no runways crossed. This facility is very vague with their instructions and in my opinion rude. Upon departing 2 pilots were verbally reprimanded for no apparent reason.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT WAS ASKED TO CALL TWR, AFTER RETURNING FROM BUSINESS.

Narrative: LANDED AT GRR RWY 8R. TWR SAID TURN L AT HIGH SPD TURN OFF AND TAXI TO PARKING. I ASKED FOR PROGRESSIVE TAXI INSTRUCTIONS, TWR TURN R ON TXWY A TO TXWY F L TO END. I ASKED SHOULD I STAY WITH YOU (TWR) REPLY I'LL KEEP AN EYE ON YOU. I UNDERSTOOD THIS TO MEAN STAY WITH TWR FREQ. UPON RETURN TO THE ARPT FROM MY BUSINESS APPOINTMENT THE FBO TELLS ME, THE TWR HAS BEEN TRYING TO REACH ME. THIS BEING ABOUT XA30 IN THE AFTERNOON, I CALLED THE TWR AND NO ONE KNEW WHAT THE PROB MIGHT BE. NEITHER DO I. THERE WERE NO RWYS CROSSED. THIS FACILITY IS VERY VAGUE WITH THEIR INSTRUCTIONS AND IN MY OPINION RUDE. UPON DEPARTING 2 PLTS WERE VERBALLY REPRIMANDED FOR NO APPARENT REASON.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.