Eamon
Line Up and Wait
Heard this morning on NY center...... C=center P=Pilot
C Mooney xxx alt is xxx do you have the atis at Danbury?
P No
C I believe the field is IFR
P oh..... humm... ok
C please state intentions
P ah. can i get a heading for the airport?
C and then what
P well maybe i can see the field from 2500 ft on top.
C turn to a heading 290 field 14 miles, but the field is IFR showing 1/2 mile vis.
P I would like a special
C I cannot give a special
P Well then I guess I will just keep going and when I get closer I will ask tower for a special
C The tower is not allowed to give a special below 1 mile vis, thats the rules
P Maybe I can just get on top of the filed & see it.
C Just for argument sakes, lets say you get there & see the filed, you still cant get in without an IFR clearance.
C- Are you IFR capable?
P yes-
C Then why are we having this conversation... Would you like a IFR to Danbury
P Ahh... I will get back to you in a min.
................................................... Maybe another 5 mins of things I forgot.....
Man. If that was Me working center, I bet the pilot would have heard "squalk 1200" after the first transmission.
(I hope he isn't reading this)
C Mooney xxx alt is xxx do you have the atis at Danbury?
P No
C I believe the field is IFR
P oh..... humm... ok
C please state intentions
P ah. can i get a heading for the airport?
C and then what
P well maybe i can see the field from 2500 ft on top.
C turn to a heading 290 field 14 miles, but the field is IFR showing 1/2 mile vis.
P I would like a special
C I cannot give a special
P Well then I guess I will just keep going and when I get closer I will ask tower for a special
C The tower is not allowed to give a special below 1 mile vis, thats the rules
P Maybe I can just get on top of the filed & see it.
C Just for argument sakes, lets say you get there & see the filed, you still cant get in without an IFR clearance.
C- Are you IFR capable?
P yes-
C Then why are we having this conversation... Would you like a IFR to Danbury
P Ahh... I will get back to you in a min.
................................................... Maybe another 5 mins of things I forgot.....
Man. If that was Me working center, I bet the pilot would have heard "squalk 1200" after the first transmission.
(I hope he isn't reading this)