jrm1493
New Member
Well, I went up today SFB->SGJ->X60->SFB in a 152 (I'm building XC time in preperation of doing my instrument pt 61). I've only been flying out of Sanford since September, so I don't have that much experience at the airport.
Anyway, every time I've flown out of SFB (maybe 8 times now), 9L,C, and R were being used. This morning it was 27 L, C, and R. I got a taxi clearance from the ramp and I thought he told me to taxi to 27R via R. Well, I was already on C, so I just taxied down it. Apparently he wanted me to go L->B->R. Anyway, long story short I went the wrong way. I guess the standard procedure at SFB is for GA traffic to go L->B->R, but I swear he didn't tell me how to get to R, so I just took the shortest route, which was C->R. Should have asked for clarification I guess... He did kinda rip me a new one on the radio (and gave me VERY progressive taxi instructions after that), but I didn't slow anybody down or create a hazard (luckily), so no number to call. The rest of the flight was really nice and I made 3 good landings, but this screwup is still bothering me... anyway, I know I messed up, but I think he was having a bad day because he kinda snapped at two other folks during the 5 minutes that I was on ground.
Anyway, I guess this is my first screwup with a controller. I'm sure there will be more, but its really frustrating (I'm at about 80 hours total right now). I feel like that one screwup ruined my flight (even though the rest of it was great). I guess I'm just a little hard on myself.
Anyway, every time I've flown out of SFB (maybe 8 times now), 9L,C, and R were being used. This morning it was 27 L, C, and R. I got a taxi clearance from the ramp and I thought he told me to taxi to 27R via R. Well, I was already on C, so I just taxied down it. Apparently he wanted me to go L->B->R. Anyway, long story short I went the wrong way. I guess the standard procedure at SFB is for GA traffic to go L->B->R, but I swear he didn't tell me how to get to R, so I just took the shortest route, which was C->R. Should have asked for clarification I guess... He did kinda rip me a new one on the radio (and gave me VERY progressive taxi instructions after that), but I didn't slow anybody down or create a hazard (luckily), so no number to call. The rest of the flight was really nice and I made 3 good landings, but this screwup is still bothering me... anyway, I know I messed up, but I think he was having a bad day because he kinda snapped at two other folks during the 5 minutes that I was on ground.
Anyway, I guess this is my first screwup with a controller. I'm sure there will be more, but its really frustrating (I'm at about 80 hours total right now). I feel like that one screwup ruined my flight (even though the rest of it was great). I guess I'm just a little hard on myself.