On 2007-06-28 19:33:05 -0700, "Aluckyguess" said:

The controller getting upset doesn't do any good. That just makes a bad
situation worse.

I don't think the controller was upset or angry. He spoke with emphasis
trying to make himself understood.

You either take the time or you tell him to shut the thing
down. Nobody needs to get upset. I hate it when controllers act all ****y. I
was flying through the palm springs tursa one day and ATC was getting all
over this guy in a helicopter. The guy didn't speak good English and was
getting more and more confused as the guy yelled at him. I almost asked for
his number so I could call him and remind him what his job was. His job is
to make sure everyone is safe not panic some new pilot into running into the
side of a mountain. After he gets the situation under control he can tell
the pilot to call and yell at him without the whole world listening.

I think you would have been way out of line to call him. The helicopter
pilot is obligated to obey ATC instructions. The controller has no way
of keeping people from running into each other or into mountains if
they just do whatever they want because they don't understand English.
If the helicopter pilot panicked and flew into a mountain it would have
been his fault, not the controller's.


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