Being asked to "verify direct XXX"

Steven P. McNicoll wrote:

"Paul Folbrecht" wrote in message
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Ok. I was going from Milwaukee to Indianapolis: KMWC to KEYE (I think -
Indy Exec).



EYE is Eagle Creek Airpark, Indianapolis Executive Airport is TYQ.

Ah yes.. had originally considered TYQ then switch to Eagle Creek. This
was 5-6 weeks ago now.

That would be JAYBE.

Yup. That was the first one.

Had you put "VFR GPS" in the remarks for your trip to Indianapolis?

Yes, I did. Are you going to tell me I got what I asked for? I
understand that, now. But, I maintain that, well, treating that remark
just like "/G" by ATC is perhaps not the most logical way to treat it.
Now that I know how the system works for real, though, great!!

Morey is about 8 miles WSW of MSN, by the way.

Ah, Ok. I was off by a bit there. I'm usually SE of MSN when given the
direct clearance so it is somehwat longer than that (but not 20 I guess).

"Paul Folbrecht" wrote in message
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Had you put "VFR GPS" in the remarks for your trip to Indianapolis?

Yes, I did. Are you going to tell me I got what I asked for? I
understand that, now. But, I maintain that, well, treating that remark
just like "/G" by ATC is perhaps not the most logical way to treat it.

What other logical way is there for ATC to treat it? What did you expect
ATC to conclude from that remark?

Paul Folbrecht wrote:
Yes, I did. Are you going to tell me I got what I asked for? I
understand that, now. But, I maintain that, well, treating that remark
just like "/G" by ATC is perhaps not the most logical way to treat it.

A man walks into a bar and says, "I'd like a glass of fruit juice, please".
The bartender smiles and starts to pour him a glass of juice.

Then the man says, "My wife doesn't like it when I drink whisky, but whisky
is what I really like, and, hey look, I even brought my own shotglass with
me (but my wife doesn't know, wink-wink, nudge-nudge)". The bartender
smiles, puts the juice away, and pours the man a shot of whisky.

Then the man says, "Why did you give me that whisky!? That's not what I
asked for".

The bartender smiles, and says, "Say intentions". The man says, "I'm going
to go drink in that bar on the other side of the street where they don't
have so many confusing rules I have to follow."

The bartender smiles and pours the shot of whisky on the man's shoes, at
which point the man becomes enlightened.

Didn't the man at some point make a post on an Internet forum whining
about the bartender's inability to read his mind??

Roy Smith wrote:

Paul Folbrecht wrote:

Yes, I did. Are you going to tell me I got what I asked for? I
understand that, now. But, I maintain that, well, treating that remark
just like "/G" by ATC is perhaps not the most logical way to treat it.


A man walks into a bar and says, "I'd like a glass of fruit juice, please".
The bartender smiles and starts to pour him a glass of juice.

Then the man says, "My wife doesn't like it when I drink whisky, but whisky
is what I really like, and, hey look, I even brought my own shotglass with
me (but my wife doesn't know, wink-wink, nudge-nudge)". The bartender
smiles, puts the juice away, and pours the man a shot of whisky.

Then the man says, "Why did you give me that whisky!? That's not what I
asked for".

The bartender smiles, and says, "Say intentions". The man says, "I'm going
to go drink in that bar on the other side of the street where they don't
have so many confusing rules I have to follow."

The bartender smiles and pours the shot of whisky on the man's shoes, at
which point the man becomes enlightened.