Hell.. its not just the VFR's who are messin up...

In a 2.4 hour jaunt today from the houston area, to north of Beaumont
and back, I heard a military fighter jock miss a turn-in call and I also
heard a corporate miss theirs as well. I heard two different people try
to use the same xponder code (yea, it was VFR). AND this was in the
middle of a push. Of course, the answer is more controllers... I'm not
holding my breath.

Dave

Dan Luke wrote:

"Chip Jones" wrote:

In most locations, like in Houston, this controller
attitude is pathetically laughable.


Yes, it's bad in Houston; I never ask them for advisories anymore. Even
if they do take you, they may fail to call traffic.

But if you listen to their frequencies on a nice Friday afternoon, you
can almost understand their attitude. The miserable radio technique of
a lot of VFR pilots can really clog up the air. It's embarassing to
listen to, sometimes.