.... we were about to do the same thing (turn around and go home, that is)
after over an hour's hold at East Texas VOR (half an hour at a time), but
just as we had prepared all of the charts for our exit strategy, they
cleared us direct FDK!!! We lucked out!

Better luck next time?

:-/

"Michelle P" wrote in message
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I came in from Culpeper Up the west side of the ADIZ Martinsburg VOR
(MRB) Direct Westminster VOR (EMI) when we got near EMI they started
vectoring us first in PA near Lancaster then over to Aberdeen proving
grounds. then back into PA. they then sent us back to EMI. all at 100
kts max. At one point we were north east of Baltimore over the
Chesapeake bay. We had literally gone 2/3 of the way around the ADIZ.
If frederick is IFR next time I will and mot going. If it is marginal
then I will file to Westminster airport and then run underneath. I tried
to change my destination in the air but they would not let me so I gave
up and went home. The last controller we had keep saying they were 45-50
aircraft waiting for the approach. I figure I was in the middle.
I was getting to the point of needing to go to the bathroom. That was
the breaking point.
Michelle

Morgans wrote:

"Michelle P" wrote in message
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I went IFR and gave up after 1:45 of flying for what is normally a 45
minute flight.



What took all of the extra time?