Business Aviation Affected By ATC Delays

[n57flyguy]

I know you have never flown up and down the East Coast, but you can't just 'request' and alternate route and be expected to be given one.

Really? Good job posing a situation with no resolution. In fact, you can, I have done it, but it comes with experience in the area. Flying the East Coast is not difficult it just requires more attention to detail and fore site. The more we continue the mentality that we as pilots can't work the system to our favor, the more it becomes fear "that we might piss off ATC" hindering our PIC abilities to be rightfully exercised to its maximum potential. Don't be an asswhole, but don't be their beotch either.

 

[jmreii]

http://www.avweb.com/avwebbiz/news/BizAv_Affected_By_Delays_208573-1.html



I'm curious about this. I spent about 4 years going around the country in GA aircraft. One of the first things I learned was that under 91, you have a lot more options when it comes to "getting out" than under 121, and a lot of times, you have to use them. According to the article, it says "ATC was not accepting any departures over GVE or DAILY." So why not file another route that doesn't utilize those fixes? It's not very often that ATC offers "optional routing" anyways, you usually have to figure it out yourself. Maybe go VFR until past said fixes? Pick a TEC route until out of that airspace?

I realize it's a management company, and therefore probably 135 and more restrictive. But even still, you should have more tricks up your sleeves than to just cancel the flight.

Then again, maybe ATC was being ornery and wasn't letting them do anything. I don't know. As I said, I'm curious to figure out what happened here.

I see and hear so many corporate/charter/business aircraft doing the same things I was doing as a 135 cargo pilot in which you do what is necessary to be safe and get the job done. If you are 121 then you can take all the delays in which are necessary to complete your 30 min flight, been there and done that as well.