"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
news:TiEme.20500$g66.9921@attbi_s71...

Being told by the Class D tower controller to follow the Arrow in to land
isn't being "cleared"?



No, it's not, for two reasons:

1.) A clearance contains the word "cleared".

2.) Following the Arrow did not require entry of the Class B airspace.



That's just bureaucratic hogwash. If the Class D controller didn't have
the jurisdiction, he shouldn't have given the instruction.


You'd have a point if following the instruction required entry of the Class
B airspace. It didn't.



Once again, Class D is shown to be the least controlled, least useful,
most dangerous airspace in the NAS.


You want more control? Write your Congress Critters. Tell them all Class D
surface areas should be made Class C and you'll happily pay user fees to
cover the cost of the additional controllers and radar.