Thankyou
FFF, I called around today, and you would appear to be correct in your assumption. PHX approach are very friendly to us round here, always happy to help and provide excellent service.
I suspect you are talking about Deer Valley, good job you caught yourself before busting their airspace, they also like to pass phone numbers to you over the airwaves
Several years ago I had a similar type of experience in that area while flying south from a slap up breakfast in Sedona via the PHX transition. Talking to PHX approach from a good 40 miles out, but the controller did not have radar contact which was confusing him and he was constantly asking me my position and altitude. Turned out I had dialled in the incorrect altimeter setting and I was a little low, good job I caught it or else I would have busted DVT Class D quite nicely. Shows how easy it is to make a simple mistake which can cause a lot of problems.
More recently I was coming back the same way and PHX told me my mode C was reading 41000 ft!!! PHX didn't care, they just told me to say my altitude, made me promise to fix the transponder when I got back, and cleared me into the class B via the VFR transition.
A bit chilly this morning in PHX when flying at 7:30 am, had to wear a jacket in the open cockpit plane! Also had to be aware of the Class B above me when in the climb, that must be the first time in many months year I got over 1000ft per minute out of a 180hp beast with no thermal involvement. At last we are getting cool and smooth air, very nice!
Cheers