"Marco Leon" mleon(at)optonline.net wrote:

I guess it's a function of how busy they are. I practice approaches in the
Long Island area of NY and I'm usually trying to squeeze my calls
inbetween the flights into JFK or ISP. Almost always accommodating given
their traffic level but I've also never been thanked. As a matter of fact,
the pilots in our area almost always thank the controllers!

That's normally the way it is on our side of Manhatten too.

Into what airport(s) to do practice your approaches? A trip out there would
be fun; it's where I grew up (well...where I spent most of my time before I
could vote, anyway {8^).

Can one speak to approach from the ground at Montauk, or do I need to get my
clearance through a phone call to FSS? I've been told that this is an
airport w/in walking distance to a beach, so I've been meaning to get
there.

- Andrew