And of course, in contrast, every place also has a few regulars who do know what they're doing and where they're doing it, who are on the ball with their R/T and situational awareness, and who can be trusted to respond to the circumstances and revised clearances very well. They typically can ask for, and get, anything they want with regards to VFR CAS transits/operations. (Except for the bleeding obvious like orbiting in the ILS area, but that's something they don't even request.)
I agree.
My tips for a successful CAS transit are....
- Avoid the approach and departure ends of the runway and if possible ask for overhead at 90 deg to the runway. Maybe have a look at the instrument charts to see where IFR traffic is likely to be and avoid.
- State your route explicitly i.e. "request zone transit from <vrp> to <vrp> via the overhead". Or "request zone transit from SAM25 to NEDUL via BIA"
- If they refuse come back with "will accept alternate routing"
- Be sharp and don't stutter or "err err err"...
Again, I agree.
Smithy