ATCO Two
I know the rules, I know how to ask and I know that the worst that can happen is being told negative, remain clear of controlled airspace. Shouldn't be a big deal, and the problem is really a psychological one about going somewhere that I've always been taught to avoid.
Flying from Goodwood means that you're always on the lookout for the London TMA and from day one you are told how important it is to avoiding wandering into Class-A (quite rightly, too). However it means that when things are busy, as they normally are when passing Farnborough way, I revert to what I know (a MATZ crossing from Farnborough Radar, something I've done many times) rather than something new. One quiet day when I've got a few more hours I'll give it a go, certainly, but even though I can see the logic when I'm looking at a half-mil chart on the ground it is hard to actually think about doing it when I'm up in the air.
In constrast Class-D is a known quantity - been there, done that (and been told to remain clear too). The worst that can happen is the same - remain clear - but I've never been taught that it's a place to avoid. That's the difference, I think.
Maybe we need psychological tests in the class-2 as well...
