Busy airports and small GA

What is the largest/busiest airport you've flown into or out of in a small GA
aircraft as a private pilot, and was it IFR or VFR? What was the attitude of
the ATC in the area towards pilots like yourself moving about in an area
normally dominated by airliners and commercial flights?

On Jul 20, 12:28 pm, Mxsmanic wrote:
What is the largest/busiest airport you've flown into or out of in a small GA
aircraft as a private pilot, and was it IFR or VFR? What was the attitude of
the ATC in the area towards pilots like yourself moving about in an area
normally dominated by airliners and commercial flights?

You first

writes:

You first

I've only flown on VATSIM, where controllers are a bit surprised by any type
of GA traffic (most VATSIM members prefer to fly airliners, for some reason).
They are often rusty with VFR procedures and considerations for small
aircraft. I doubt that this correlates with real life, because the traffic
mix and load are different on VATSIM.

I have heard that some large airports don't welcome small GA aircraft at all
(or, in Europe, they forbid it), whereas others are quite friendly towards the
visiting Cessna or Bonanza, even VFR.

Mxsmanic wrote:
writes:

You first

I've only flown on VATSIM, where controllers are a bit surprised by any type
of GA traffic (most VATSIM members prefer to fly airliners, for some reason).
They are often rusty with VFR procedures and considerations for small
aircraft. I doubt that this correlates with real life, because the traffic
mix and load are different on VATSIM.

Gee, simulation and the real world are different, what a surprise.

I have heard that some large airports don't welcome small GA aircraft at all
(or, in Europe, they forbid it), whereas others are quite friendly towards the
visiting Cessna or Bonanza, even VFR.

Define "welcome" and "friendly".


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Jim Pennino

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Anthony, why bother since you won't ever fly into a Class B airspace or even
a grass field, and you'll only be able to simulate it on the computer?

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Mxsmanic wrote:
writes:

You first

I've only flown on VATSIM, where controllers are a bit surprised by any type
of GA traffic (most VATSIM members prefer to fly airliners, for some reason).
They are often rusty with VFR procedures and considerations for small
aircraft. I doubt that this correlates with real life, because the traffic
mix and load are different on VATSIM.

Gee, simulation and the real world are different, what a surprise.

I have heard that some large airports don't welcome small GA aircraft at all
(or, in Europe, they forbid it), whereas others are quite friendly towards the
visiting Cessna or Bonanza, even VFR.

Define "welcome" and "friendly".

They don't shoot you down

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"Tis an ill wind that blows no minds"

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Mxsmanic wrote:
writes:

You first

I've only flown on VATSIM, where controllers are a bit surprised by
any type of GA traffic (most VATSIM members prefer to fly airliners,
for some reason). They are often rusty with VFR procedures and
considerations for small aircraft. I doubt that this correlates with
real life, because the traffic mix and load are different on VATSIM.

Gee, simulation and the real world are different, what a surprise.

I have heard that some large airports don't welcome small GA aircraft
at all (or, in Europe, they forbid it), whereas others are quite
friendly towards the visiting Cessna or Bonanza, even VFR.

Define "welcome" and "friendly".






He'd have to have some sort of real life experience for that, wouldn't he?

Oh wait, he doesn't need that for anything. My bad.

Bertie

Mxsmanic wrote in
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You first

I've only flown on VATSIM, where controllers are a bit surprised by
any type of GA traffic (most VATSIM members prefer to fly airliners,
for some reason). They are often rusty with VFR procedures and
considerations for small aircraft. I doubt that this correlates with
real life, because the traffic mix and load are different on VATSIM.

I have heard that some large airports don't welcome small GA aircraft
at all (or, in Europe, they forbid it


No they don;t, you fjukkktard.



Bertie

"Mxsmanic" wrote in message
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writes:

You first

I've only flown on VATSIM, where controllers are a bit surprised by any
type
of GA traffic (most VATSIM members prefer to fly airliners, for some
reason).
They are often rusty with VFR procedures and considerations for small
aircraft. I doubt that this correlates with real life, because the
traffic
mix and load are different on VATSIM.

I have heard that some large airports don't welcome small GA aircraft at
all
(or, in Europe, they forbid it), whereas others are quite friendly towards
the
visiting Cessna or Bonanza, even VFR.

You didn't answer the question. Pretty sad, seeing as it was the question
that you posed.

Steve Foley writes:

You didn't answer the question. Pretty sad, seeing as it was the question
that you posed.

I don't have to ask questions to which I have answers.