Originally Posted by AlanM
Don't call us unless you want to enter CAS. Simple
Maybe next time I'll keep quiet and you can worry about that 7000 squawk that's skirting close to the base/sides of your CAS while your pen hovers unerringly over the infringement form...
I think that is what alot of pilots are now doing, skirting the edge/bottom of zones and not bothering to call up, especially in the SE of the UK.
From my recent visit to the UK over the summer I had cause to ask for Class D trasits on 8 occasions, I got 3 of them, and only on 2 of the refusals did it appear busy on frequency. "remain clear of controlled airspace" - yep I can do that, moving map GPS is very cool!! And funnily enough I saw a couple of other guys doing the same as me (skirting the zone) every time.
Interestingly I have been in France for 5 years now and have never been refused access to Class D yet.....
Regards, SD..