A C182 EX-CFI RAISES THE IRE OF THE GND CTLR WHEN HE CROSSES AN ACTIVE TXWY AFTER CLRING RWY 11L AT TUS; AZ.

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ARRIVED TUS AND CLRED TO LAND RWY 11L. AT 1/2 MI; A SIDE-STEP TO RWY 11R WAS REQUESTED BY THE TWR DUE TO DEPARTING F-16 TFC ON RWY 11L. CLRNC ACKNOWLEDGED AND A NORMAL LNDG MADE ON RWY 11R. ROLLED OUT TO A-8 AND TURNED L. CONSTRUCTION CONES BLOCKED ACCESS TO CROSS RWY 11L AT A-8. CONTACTED TWR AND THEY REQUESTED OUR PARKING AREA. WE RESPONDED WITH APPROPRIATE INFO AND TWR CLRED US TO BACK-TAXI ON RWY 11R TO TXWY D. AS WE WERE BACK-TAXIING ON RWY 11R; APCHING TXWY D FOR A R TURN ONTO IT; TWR CALLED AND ISSUED INSTRUCTIONS TO HOLD SHORT OF RWY 11L FOR F-16 LNDG TFC. ACKNOWLEDGED HOLD SHORT INSTRUCTIONS AND CALLED LNDG TFC IN SIGHT; AND HELD SHORT AS INSTRUCTED AT APPROPRIATE POS ON TXWY D. AFTER F-16 TFC LANDED; TWR CLRED US TO 'CROSS RWY 11L; CONTACT GND.' WE VISUALLY CLRED RWY 11L APCH CORRIDOR L; AND R; ALSO NOTING THERE WAS NO CONFLICTING TFC ON TXWY A; L AND R; OR ON TXWY D IN FRONT OF US. CROSSED RWY 11L; CONTINUED TO TAXI ON TXWY D (NE) AND CONTACTED GND AS WE CROSSED TXWY A; INFORMING THEM WE HAD CLRED RWY 11L ON TXWY D AND GAVE OUR PARKING DEST. GND CTL WAS SOMEWHAT UPSET WITH US BY HIS TONE OF VOICE; AND RATHER SARCASTICALLY THANKED US FOR CONTACTING THEM PRIOR TO ENTERING AN ACTIVE TXWY. I WASN'T SURE HOW TO RESPOND; AS THEIR REMARK HAD TAKEN ME BY SURPRISE; SO I REMAINED SILENT. NO FURTHER COMS WERE RECEIVED FROM GND AS WE TAXIED IN AND PARKED. ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT GND CTLR ON A LANDLINE AFTER LNDG TO RESOLVE ANY POTENTIAL HAZARDS THAT WE MAY NOT HAVE BEEN AWARE OF; BUT ARPT TFC WAS HVY. SPOKE WITH OTHER TWR PERSONNEL; SAID SHE WOULD RELAY MY MESSAGE AND APOLOGY FOR ANY ERRORS. POST: REVIEWED AIM CHAPTER 4; ATC; SECTION 3 ARPT OPS; 4-3-20; 'EXITING THE RWY AFTER LNDG; SECTION D; NOTE 1:' 'THE TWR WILL ISSUE INSTRUCTIONS REQUIRED TO RESOLVE ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTIONS WITH OTHER GND TFC PRIOR TO ADVISING THE PLT TO CONTACT GND CTL.' WE RECEIVED NO SUCH INSTRUCTIONS; AS THEY EVIDENTLY WERE NOT NEEDED IN VIEW OF NO POTENTIAL CONFLICTS.