Nark
Macho Superpilot
I was towing banners around the Holiday Bowl in San Diego today, there were four of us (banners), plus a big bubble looking thing with snoopy on it. Needless to say it was tightly packed, but organized chaos between us pilots. For those of you who don't know we are its also within class D. This particular airport also has a lot of moronic pilots who aggravate me, but the controllers are always cool as ice dealing with them. God bless them.
So one of the banners pilots, not a local guy, has a wingman who wants to join in formation with his company banner. The controller first tells him, unable while he's holding short, then in the downwind, then while he's holding just outside the airspace. The pilot then proceeds to be a dick to the controller stating he flew 3000 miles to get here only to have the controller not let him do his job. So wingman asks in an obvious aggravated tone, "whats the problem, this was coordinated before hand." Tower says, no it wasn't, call the tower chief via land line and sort it out. This is also a very busy frequency trying to get a plethora of students and recreational pilots in and out of San Diego's main GA airport. Tower finally tells him to either land full stop or exit his airspace immediately.
Since wingman didn't get the message the first 10 times, he went back to his orbit area just outside the airspace.
For whatever reason, wingman then says with his best honey-I'm-sorry voice please about 15 times, "for the final time" to get just one orbit with his banner friend. Tower, who actually has a heart, says "1 orbit then exit"
Wingman proceeds into our organized chaos, and forms up on his buddy. I'm directly behind him in the mess and watch as he completes his first orbit expecting him to exit. Tower reminds him he was only cleared ONE orbit. He says, "yes I know I'm doing a full circuit."
So two "circuits" later he leaves with me wanting to punch him in the face.
Whoever you are 6WM you sir are a moron.
Okay end rant.
Fly safe folks.
So one of the banners pilots, not a local guy, has a wingman who wants to join in formation with his company banner. The controller first tells him, unable while he's holding short, then in the downwind, then while he's holding just outside the airspace. The pilot then proceeds to be a dick to the controller stating he flew 3000 miles to get here only to have the controller not let him do his job. So wingman asks in an obvious aggravated tone, "whats the problem, this was coordinated before hand." Tower says, no it wasn't, call the tower chief via land line and sort it out. This is also a very busy frequency trying to get a plethora of students and recreational pilots in and out of San Diego's main GA airport. Tower finally tells him to either land full stop or exit his airspace immediately.
Since wingman didn't get the message the first 10 times, he went back to his orbit area just outside the airspace.
For whatever reason, wingman then says with his best honey-I'm-sorry voice please about 15 times, "for the final time" to get just one orbit with his banner friend. Tower, who actually has a heart, says "1 orbit then exit"
Wingman proceeds into our organized chaos, and forms up on his buddy. I'm directly behind him in the mess and watch as he completes his first orbit expecting him to exit. Tower reminds him he was only cleared ONE orbit. He says, "yes I know I'm doing a full circuit."
So two "circuits" later he leaves with me wanting to punch him in the face.
Whoever you are 6WM you sir are a moron.
Okay end rant.
Fly safe folks.