What a pointless thread.
Try flying MAN-DUB or BFS; after 3000ft, you're on radar headings all the way.
I can't believe a professional pilot with any experience is seriously raising this issue.
Bright-Ling is spot on; if more crews bothered to visit ATC, then such comments would become a thing of the past.
As for all those annoying little turns (must be so annoying not being able to get on with your crossword in peace), the only wind an ATCO can control is his/her own (with a few notable exceptions
), so please forgive us as we endeavour to keep you inside the airway and away from all those other thoughtless operators who dare to be flying at the same time as yourself, preventing you from following your planned route exactly.
