Narrative:

It was the second flight of a cap training mission. Airport has a considerable amount of ongoing construction affecting, to a moderate extent, the taxi procedures. The positioning of our aircraft at the training site required a lengthy taxi to either of the active runways. Initially cleared to runway X, I requested a progressive taxi to avoid construction areas. My clearance was changed to runway Y and we were routed past the ATC tower around the periphery of a parking ramp. The route around was idented by the yellow centerline stripe shown on all txwys, to runway Y. On the second flight, we were again instructed by ground control to 'taxi to runway Y.' there were no specific instructions other than 'capxxxx you are cleared to runway Y.' we proceeded the same way as we had been routed on the first flight. I took the same route around the periphery as idented by the yellow taxi line, and was criticized by ground control for taking that route to the designated runway. It appeared that they had expected us to use a different route. There was an alternate, but in my mind the initial route for the first flight had determined the direction ground control wished us to proceed to the second flight. This activity did not disrupt any traffic, arriving, departing, or taxiing, nor were any safety standards or airport procedures compromised.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A PLT IS ISSUED TAXI CLRNC WITH NO SPECIFIC INSTRUCTION ON THE RTE TO TAKE. THE GND CTLR DIDN'T LIKE THE RTE THE PLT CHOSE.

Narrative: IT WAS THE SECOND FLT OF A CAP TRAINING MISSION. ARPT HAS A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF ONGOING CONSTRUCTION AFFECTING, TO A MODERATE EXTENT, THE TAXI PROCS. THE POSITIONING OF OUR ACFT AT THE TRAINING SITE REQUIRED A LENGTHY TAXI TO EITHER OF THE ACTIVE RWYS. INITIALLY CLRED TO RWY X, I REQUESTED A PROGRESSIVE TAXI TO AVOID CONSTRUCTION AREAS. MY CLRNC WAS CHANGED TO RWY Y AND WE WERE ROUTED PAST THE ATC TWR AROUND THE PERIPHERY OF A PARKING RAMP. THE RTE AROUND WAS IDENTED BY THE YELLOW CTRLINE STRIPE SHOWN ON ALL TXWYS, TO RWY Y. ON THE SECOND FLT, WE WERE AGAIN INSTRUCTED BY GND CTL TO 'TAXI TO RWY Y.' THERE WERE NO SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS OTHER THAN 'CAPXXXX YOU ARE CLRED TO RWY Y.' WE PROCEEDED THE SAME WAY AS WE HAD BEEN ROUTED ON THE FIRST FLT. I TOOK THE SAME RTE AROUND THE PERIPHERY AS IDENTED BY THE YELLOW TAXI LINE, AND WAS CRITICIZED BY GND CTL FOR TAKING THAT RTE TO THE DESIGNATED RWY. IT APPEARED THAT THEY HAD EXPECTED US TO USE A DIFFERENT RTE. THERE WAS AN ALTERNATE, BUT IN MY MIND THE INITIAL RTE FOR THE FIRST FLT HAD DETERMINED THE DIRECTION GND CTL WISHED US TO PROCEED TO THE SECOND FLT. THIS ACTIVITY DID NOT DISRUPT ANY TFC, ARRIVING, DEPARTING, OR TAXIING, NOR WERE ANY SAFETY STANDARDS OR ARPT PROCS COMPROMISED.

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.