vincent p. norris wrote:

In my experience of flying a single engine Bonanza into TEB several times
over the summer and fall of 2004, I have to say that any *prepared* pilot
(read: very adept at ATC comms, very familiar with the TEB airport diagram,
very familiar with TEB's departure procedures, and very familiar with all
airspaces surrounding TEB) is treated very well, or at least openly, by NY
ATC, TEB ATC, and the TEB FBOs.


Some years ago, Flying mag published a letter from a pilot who said he
heard the following on the radio:

TEB tower instructed a pilot to report passing a certain landmark.
Apparently the pilot didn't know where it was, and blundered past it
without reporting.

When his error was discovered, the Tower came on the radio saying
something like "GET OUT OF MY AIRSPACE! GET OUT! NOW! AND DON'T
COME BACK TILL I GIVE YOU PERMISSION!"

Yeah, it pays to know what you're doing.

Or admit that you don't. The first time I flew into Boston, I was given
the "something bridge visual" (I don't recall what the something was)
approach as I was IFR, but the weather was fairly good once I got there.
I hadn't seen anything like this on the charts, so I told the
controller I wasn't familiar with this procedure. He very calmly
pointed out a bridge which I was able to identify visually and then
basically said to enter downwind over that bridge for, if memory serves,
4L. I'm not 100% certain, but I believe this is a local procedure that
isn't charted, but I haven't checked the charts for Logan lately. Any
Boston locals familiar with this procedure?

Matt