electricjetjock,
Please read my posts, I never said controlling was easy
. Every job has its challenges, they have theirs and we have ours. The established call is made 12 nm out, the call I made at 5nm was more of a friendly reminder. How can you possibly be more diplomatic than asking him if he wishes us to remain on his frequency
. Asking a question is not asking for a personalized service, having said that I am not flying my jet to please ATC, we all have our jobs to do, and if this particular controller is too sensitive to a harmless query, than I am afraid he is in the wrong line of work. I am sorry but you can't justify his actions no matter what the excuse. As I have said we are all professionals, and no one likes to be on the receiving end of a sarcastic remark, especially when it is not warranted. And YES I have previously visited a radar room.