UNAUTH TKOF. ROLE REVERSAL PROB.

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AT APPROX XA00Z MY COPLT AND I WERE PREPARING TO DEPART THE KALAMAZOO ARPT ON RWY 35 IN THE FORD TRIMOTOR MODEL AT-5. I HAD PROVIDED THE OPPORTUNITY TO THE COPLT TO PROVIDE THE TKOF WHILE I PERFORMED THE REGULAR COPLT DUTIES. THIS INCLUDED THE READING OF THE APPROPRIATE CHKLISTS. I RPTED TO THE TWR THAT WE WERE READY FOR TKOF AND UNDERSTOOD THAT WE WERE CLR FOR TKOF ONLY TO DISCOVER THAT WHILE MAKING THE TKOF RUN THAT THE TWR OPERATOR HAD ONLY CLRED US IN POS TO HOLD. THE TWR OPERATOR BROUGHT THIS TO OUR ATTN AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO CONFLICT WITH TFC AND DID NOT CALL FOR AN ABORT. THOUGH NEITHER MYSELF NOR MY COPLT RECALLED THE HOLD ORDER; WE HAVE NO REASON TO DISPUTE THE FACT THAT THE TWR DID ISSUE THE PROPER COM. IT SEEMS THAT WE WERE BOTH ESTABLISHED WITH A MINDSET THAT WE HAD A TKOF CLRNC. I BELIEVE THAT MY OWN DISTR WAS DUE TO THE FACT THAT I MAY HAVE BEEN MORE CONCERNED WITH THE CTL ACTIONS DURING THE TKOF WITH A FAIRLY INEXPERIENCED COPLT. IT IS MY GUESS THAT HIS CONCENTRATION WAS ZEROED IN ON THE ACTUAL TKOF ITSELF. THE RESULT WAS THAT WE BOTH 'UNDERLISTENED.' THIS EVENT HAS SERVED TO MAKE ME ADD 1 LAST PROC TO THE TKOF EVENT. I PLAN HEREAFTER TO ADD 1 FINAL VERBAL QUERY TO MY COPLT. IT IS: 'HAVE YOU CONFIRMED THE TKOF CLRNC?'