And hello again,
It took me some time to fly a route which would be suitable for a Stansted CTR transit, but patience is a virtue... On last Sunday of 2014 I received not one but two clearances to cross VFR, one on my way from Stapleford to Cambridge, the other on my way back
The Essex Radar frequency didn't sound too busy and there were virtually no delays, however it wasn't completely quiet either - in the picture below you will see four Ryanair 737s while the fifth one is heading right towards us on its final approach to land.
On both occasions I was able to fly close to a straight line at 2,000 ft. Not a huge time gain but every little helps as they say, especially if you depart 5 minutes to sunset.
/h88