[bombcar]

Also, most of that should be “expected” even if it is an unfamiliar airport, because you did a flight plan and checked out the airport ahead of time, normal approaches and normal pattern.

All that information is available in the airport sheets.

And yes, you need to be willing to say “repeat”.

[piloto_ciego]

Yup - “all available information” is the requirement. But I’d be lying if I said I never got surprised - like, you look at the departure, you read it and understand it, then ATC gives you some crazy nonsense. Still? I ain’t paying by the word - it needs to be done right, not fast, so you make sure understand exactly or you don’t go.