Fri Oct 30, 2009 10:21 am
#798536
I had booked an aircraft and having arrived in plenty of time wasn't surprised that it was flying, however when it eventually returned late I was given the following reason for the previous flight taking so long.
When lined up on the runway the pilot was given routing information over a close by village for departure in a direction not usually flown by him. On advising he didn't know this village he was told he had been around long enough to know the local area, that this was an accepted routing and he should know it. He repeated he didn't know it and asked for help only to be told to return to the club and familiarise himself with it.
Now not only was this village not a VRP, but it is not even shown on the half mill (it is on the quarter, just). The conversation with ATC after the event had them acknowledge it could have been handled better, but they insisted it was a recognised departure route by local agreement.
To what extent can local agreements be put in place and enforced in such a manner?
When lined up on the runway the pilot was given routing information over a close by village for departure in a direction not usually flown by him. On advising he didn't know this village he was told he had been around long enough to know the local area, that this was an accepted routing and he should know it. He repeated he didn't know it and asked for help only to be told to return to the club and familiarise himself with it.
Now not only was this village not a VRP, but it is not even shown on the half mill (it is on the quarter, just). The conversation with ATC after the event had them acknowledge it could have been handled better, but they insisted it was a recognised departure route by local agreement.
To what extent can local agreements be put in place and enforced in such a manner?