Le Touquet, Sunday
Last Sunday, 11/3 , late morning Le touquet was busy, and that is an understatement. The ATIS clearly asked for cross channel incoming traffic to hold over Boulonge. I held for 30 min and was in a position to monitor some of the worst radio calls I've heard for some time. It is probably pointless to scream at ATC and ask " is your radio switched on". Then of course there is the "estuary" voice in N.... ( why is always N reg !), ignoring any sort of safe flying convention, let alone the ATIS instruction, and calls on 4 mile final to R14. Just because you are in a Mooney or SR22 doesn't put you at the front of the queue. Yes, LFAT is difficult, but we all could help and not be so selfish, and yes, dangerous. It would also help if we learnt enough French to understand the traffic pattern. And while I'm on subject, how come everyone in one of the 4 seat aircraft there that day had a glass of wine with their meal?
Last edited by pembroke; 13th Mar 2007 at 07:26.