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In other words, you can't find anything wrong with the suggestion to follow
V66. Your problem is with me, specifically. Like many people, you cannot
discriminate between personality and topic of conversation. You cannot be
objective because you always consider the messenger before the message.

Quite the contrary, when the "messenger" is demonstrably unqualified, such an
objection is wholly objective, and would be upheld by any qualified scrutiny.



Now ... exactly what's wrong with V66? Not with me, but with the suggestion I
gave. Be specific. I _do_ know the system.

You do not. Once again, the OP didn’t say much about his/her intentions or
capabilities. If filing IFR and slant\G they’re going to be scratching their
heads if you file airways. Doesn’t mean they’ll clear you through the "R’s",
but if you get cleared through these areas, it’s a sure bet there’s no missile
coming your way, and I wouldn’t give it a second thought. MX’s repeated
references to "dying" if you make the slightest misjudgment are clear
indications of his sheer terror of flying and disqualify him categorically as
a credible commentator on the subject.

Flown this route "thousands of times" in simulation? Really? You must have a
lot of time on your hands. After the 1656th time flying this desolate route,
what did you learn? Especially considering that not even once did you dare to
ask for a different routing...

I would not presume to make recommendations for other parts of the U.S. with
which I'm not familiar,

Not true, you would and routinely do make comments and recommendations about
any and every subject you know nothing about.
Incidentally, you appear to be unaware of the fact that Victor Airways are not
only mot mandatory, but actually obsolescent, and will not be with us that
much longer after Next-Gen and ADS-B.









"Slow and safe" is only best for non-pilots who are afraid of flying.

Like the old saying goes: There are old pilots, and there are bold pilots,
but
there are no old, bold pilots. Flying safely has nothing to do with fear, and
it has everything to do with reason and intelligence.

Not that there's anything inherently unsafe about asking permission to fly
over all those firing ranges. But you only gain three minutes, and there are
many opportunities for mistakes to be made when you want to take shortcuts
through restricted areas, even if the controlling authorities give you
permission. You complicate your flight greatly for an insignificant gain.
That
is not logical.

The opposite of slow and safe is fast and unsafe. Is that your suggestion?

"Fast and ask for what you want" is the normal way, and it’s what
everyone is
expecting.

Why does so much traffic follow V66/J2, then? Why did the government bother
creating these airways and threading them between restricted areas if the
majority of pilots are just going to set Direct-To on the GPS and negotiate
their way through missile firing ranges?

If you don’t get it, you take what you get. Most pilots’ idea of
"keeping things simple" is saying where you’re going and asking for what
you
want.

Not true, given the number of aircraft that are flying those airways. You
don't have to ask for anything if you follow the routes that are already
there
and ready for you to fly.