Originally Posted by GAPSTER
I just don't have to be dim enough to say that's why.
That's
really depressing.
We have had MATS Part 1 quoted to say that we cannot argue with a controller who doesn't offer a clearance. Fair enough, we must trust them to make the best decisions.
But now we are told by a current and active Class D controller that controllers may not be honest about why they are refusing clearance. The implication being that they can and will wield their power to grant and deny arbitrarily, according to their own prejudices about VFR traffic.
That undermines the whole premise of Class D.
All the more reason why a proper enquiry should be made into how policy is set and how it is enacted.