jollyrog
14th Jul 2008, 09:43
I wonder how much good advice people need before it becomes silly.
Yesterday, Around 1030 I heard Farnborough Radar telling a foreign pilot somewhere around the Gatwick zone (you know how it is, I was busy and I didn't get all of what was said) -
"[callsign] you are close to controlled airspace, suggest you descend or turn left."
"[same callsign] turn left now or descend to 1400 feet, you are about to enter controlled airspace"
"[same callsign] the controlled airspace you are close to has a base of 1500 feet. Turn left now or descend"
After several calls of this nature, the pilot finally descended to below 1500 feet, but not without (what I thought) was a lot of radio waffle.
Later, around 1920, something similar to a another foreign pilot in the Luton zone area, this time from London Information. Several attempts to persuade him not to do stupid thing, followed by a clear instruction to him to change frequency to Luton Radar "now". I can guess why.
I nearly made an airspace boo-boo earlier in the week and got a firm prod from London Information which I responded to immediately. I just wonder why when they make the effort to save us from our own mistakes, some pilots don't react.
Yesterday, Around 1030 I heard Farnborough Radar telling a foreign pilot somewhere around the Gatwick zone (you know how it is, I was busy and I didn't get all of what was said) -
"[callsign] you are close to controlled airspace, suggest you descend or turn left."
"[same callsign] turn left now or descend to 1400 feet, you are about to enter controlled airspace"
"[same callsign] the controlled airspace you are close to has a base of 1500 feet. Turn left now or descend"
After several calls of this nature, the pilot finally descended to below 1500 feet, but not without (what I thought) was a lot of radio waffle.
Later, around 1920, something similar to a another foreign pilot in the Luton zone area, this time from London Information. Several attempts to persuade him not to do stupid thing, followed by a clear instruction to him to change frequency to Luton Radar "now". I can guess why.
I nearly made an airspace boo-boo earlier in the week and got a firm prod from London Information which I responded to immediately. I just wonder why when they make the effort to save us from our own mistakes, some pilots don't react.