Originally Posted by withins
BUT I DO FIND IT SUPRISING WHEN I HEAR FELLOW ATCO'S INCLUDING THOSE WORKING AT AIRFIELDS WITH CLASS D AIRSPACE TELL A PILOT IN SAY A CHEROKEE WHO HAS BOOKED OUT VFR VIA A VRP NOT ABOVE 2000FT THAT HE IS UNABLE TO DEPART VFR WHEN THE WX IS 6KM BKN009 AND DELAY HIM FOR NO REAL REASON.
Withins - may I suggest a quick bit of refresher reading?
VFR minima in a CTR(D) is 5km vis or 1500ft Cloud ceiling - cloud ceiling being defined as BKN or OVC. 6 KM / BKN009 would therefore require an IFR or SVFR clearance to be issued - not a VFR. "What are your intentions" is a pertinent request iaw MATS pt 1
Tim - when are you going to learn that when you fly from
certain airfields "
strange" things are going to be said. And as for refusing you an IFR departure - it's not ATC's responsibility to dictate the flight rules you fly under and they had no right to say what they did when you booked out. Might be worth mentioning to the club CFI so that it gets passed up the internal reporting chain.