Exactly why they`re getting a snoto-gary-gram. They were notamming no radar outside CAS. I didn`t ask for it. This was on the ICF. Others, mil and civil were getting FIS but even then I didn`t mind the lack of service - you come to expect this sort of thing for your comfort and convenience. I did what I wanted and just listened out. I didn`t prolong the argument `cos that would just have cluttered the freqency and diverted attention from everyone`s proper jobs. His argument as you say would probably revolve around the status of a listening watch but I think he just heard another "XXX this is G-AAAA blah blah" and decided to bite. (Actually the transmission was as concise as you can make it).
ATCOS don`t behave like this when we`re at work, why pick on little aeroplanes?.
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