[jhb] Doh!
- From: Gerry Winskill <gwinsk@xxxxxxx>
- To: jhb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 02 Sep 2007 22:07:58 +0100
Here was I, flying upside down, at 20 feet.......sorry, I got carried away.
Here was I, just downwind Ronaldsway's rwy 35, in a VFR from Andreas,
minding my own business, when I got a text blast!
London control requesting I contact him immediately, giving just my
callsign. That was a bit difficult. Since there were only Manchester and
Gloucestershire towers manned, my headset was in the drawer.
When I did manage to get through he complained my readabillity was one.
Taking the initiative, after I'd moved the mike from the back of my
neck, I announced my callsign, plus the unsought info that I was
downwind 35 at Ronaldsway, on a VFR flight from Andreas. At that point
there was a perceptible gulp and he said he hadn't realised I was VFR.
Since I was squawking 7000 and had filed a VFR flightplan, I can only
assume that his alcohol intake had matched my own.
I thought the press gangs had died out years ago; well, over here anyway.
You ATC types must be desperate for someone to talk to.
Another instance of my being over reliant on Servinfo, which doesn't
appear to list all controllers.
Gerry Winskill
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