So today I heard Salt Lake Approach issue "left 360s" to an IFR aircraft today for metering into SLC.
I have never heard of this, and am very confused as to why they would not just issue a hold.
Thoughts?
The best one I got was coming out of TEB one day. Severe clear, and no weather between us and FL. Fltplan.com had given us what to expect, and we filed the preferred route. Well, we check onto center and a little later the controller comes back:
Center: Lear123, yeah, just go ahead and start a left turn. I'll give you a clearance in a few minutes. Expect the full 360 while we figure out what to do with you. (of course, the full NY accent should be read into this one).
Us: Roger, starting left turn and awaiting full route clearance.
The clearance they gave us wasn't too much strayed from where we had originally filed, but it was interesting, to say the least to receive that for our "clearance".
And, it was ver reassuring to be on an RJ flight recently going into Chicago to swap crews, Cappie and I are a few rows away from each other, and they get a "spin". We both look at each other, and say well at least the airlines get the same crap!!!