Sun Sep 23, 2018 1:15 pm
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I fly to Waltham a lot from Sywell. Once or twice a week for many years. Usually the same process. Leave Sywell info 10 miles south, short gap in cover then Farnborough North as I’m passing WCO. Same thing every time. I usually stay with North until Waltham’s November reporting point and change to Waltham Radio. Yesterday however was a rainy day and I think I heard one other aircraft on frequency all the way down. Called at WCO as usual to be told to call back in five miles. Fair enough, I was given a service all the way to November. On the way back, called North passing Henley as usual to be given a Squawk and QNH the told call back as you are passing the M40. I asked where their service finished and they said Thame. Usually you get a service from Henley to WCO. It’s only basic after all. Seems those lines on the chart were being more strictly observed yesterday so for four minutes on that route there is definitely little point in taking a service other than to hear the QNH or indeed from West as you’re likely to be with them for an even shorter time .
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