Solent CTA
Guys I'm after a little airmanship advice as a new pilot.
I recently flew into Bournemouth for the first time; approaching from the East, and flew under the Solent CTA abeam the Isle of Wight both inbound and outbound.
On both occasions I bothered myself to speak to Solent Approach, on the way home being handed over to them by Bournemouth; but they weren't interested in talking to me.
I was told they would call me back when they could, they didn't, but they didn't sound particularly busy either so in the end I gave up and QSY'd them.
They have a reputation for being unhelpful, and they lived up to it in my case. Should I bother to talk to them in future?
And if they're so unhelpful, why should I help them by squaking mode C whilst under their airspace?
Thanks!