"Everett M. Greene" wrote in message
...
I once tried to get a clearance from PVD approach on a
popup from Newport on a CAVU night. There wasn't an
airplane in the sky except us and we were told there'd
be a 45 minute delay. And PVD isn't that busy at the
worst of times...

[Old Adage] "Am I up here so you can be down there, or are you down there so
I can be up here?"