Impressed with the Courtesy of ATC from NC to Miami and Back

You must have a different standard for rude :~)

Oh, I know rude when I hear it. Years ago, for example, I was asked
to hold at the VOR I was approaching. While I went into the hold, I
heard the same controller instruct another pilot to change altitude.

Instead of just doing it, the pilot began to berate the controller
because this was the second or third time he'd been asked to change
altitude. HE, not the controller, was rude!

Despite the pilot's rudeness, the controller patiently and politely
explained he was trying to expedite the pilot along his way but had
conflicting traffic, which required altitude changes.

Before I completed one circuit of the hold the controller cleared me
to proceed, explained why he had asked for the hold, and thanked me
for "helping me out."

I've been thanked on other occasions for "helping me out."

My point is that pilots can be rude too, and if one is courteous to
the controller, he or she will probably be courteous in return.

vince norris