Originally Posted by pistongone
NEVER have been cleared through Manchester and only once through Stanstead. That one was in a C150 out of Lt Gransden and they asked us to climb to 4500' on the QNH to cross the runway
We blagged it by going mode "A" and crossed at about 3700'
and were well clear of anything at that height. Heathrow have cleared me many more times than that, so if we are talking work load then surely these guy's have the heaviest?
For once I find myself in agreement with DFC!
I also find it hard to believe that you'd be offered the clearance you say you were for various reasons including that we don't use 500ft levels like that and you're up in Class A (there was an IR on board?) there and getting in the way of all the departure routes.
But hey, whatever...
Bear in mind that for Heathrow there is also a dedicated frequency for traffic looking to transit the Zone, unlike at the other airports where it is done on the approach frequency.