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Request Orbit
Why they need it is immaterial. It’s published as an available procedure, is it notified as being unavailable under certain conditions?
I'm imagining an Aviation World where pilots can just flip through the charts and, as long as they aren't listed as being unavailable, pick the one that suits them...at which point ATC will whisk them right in as if nobody else is in the sky or waiting to take off. What a magical, happy place.
Instead, here we are, stuck with this archaic system, having to listen to ATIS that tells what Approaches are in use and other assorted nonsense. It's almost as if they don't realize I'm the Customer and whatever I want, I should have it right now for the asking. Maybe there's an aviation-themed place I could moan about their service, like Yelp.