Originally Posted by neilmac
I am guessing the Brize controller wasnt busy so by giving you the Cotswold and not his QNH/QFE to transit his Zone, thus saving you another pressure change on leaving.
Get rid of the RPS - that would save the problem.
In that area I believe you are in the Cotswold RPS?
See point above
So at WCO change to Luton and get either their QNH or London RPS.
As has been said before - there is no London RPS.
Bookworm said on this occasion he was able to get the Luton QNH - what if he hadn't been able to? Would the Brize Controller still blindly given the Cotswold or would he have had an attack of common sense in giving what he was actualy asked for?
Its not really an awareness problem whey should a BZN controller worry about your altitude on crossing the Luton CTZ?
My - that's a professional attitude. I'm all right jack, stuff the big picture. (And I would certainly be concerned if I had somebody pointing underneath somebody else's CTA - read the original question)
In a GA plane WCO to edge of Luton zone is plenty of time to adjust if you give Luton an early call.
I fly a GA aircraft that does 220Kts - do you reckon? Also see comment above about actualy getting the call in.
Our Mode C readout is always based on 1013
So how do you validate Mode 'C'?
so at least with a/c on QFE its easy to work out internal co-odrination rather then a long winded call right so your on the Cotswold im on QFE .....waiting to work out differerences do I have enough separation when your planes are getting closer!
You could always do it the way the civil world does - one Controller, one bit of airspace
Cuts down on that nonsensical co-ordination.