What I find curious is the willingness to let ATC "fly" the plane. Admittedly, I grew up around and flew with guys that began in the DC-4 era and retired on DC-10s and B747s; but what I learned and still carry is the attitude, and it is an attitude, "I fly the plane, they figure out the traffic". If given a hard to comply with clearance, they'd refuse it or just ignore it. As one said to me in my formative years, "they have radar, they know what you are doing and why your're doin' it". The best lesson the old guys passed on was, " don't let it happen to you".
Yes, it's a different time, we have loads of aids, loads of rules and loads of "monitoring", but flying the plane hasn't changed.
Last edited by galaxy flyer; 11th Jul 2013 at 01:46.