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wrxpilot · December 18th, 2007, 08:16

I was showing my student how to get flight following the other day when flying out of KLNA, which is right next to KPBI (Palm Beach). Called up Palm Beach Appch, which was moderately busy. After my initial call "PB Appch, Skyhawk XXX, VFR request", they got back to us. Gave the usual "We're a Cessna 172 out of LNA, 1,000 ft, requesting flight following to KDAB at 6,500". I do this about a million times a week, and am very quick, clear, and to the point with my flight following requests.

Anyway, some little gulfstreamer gets on after my request and says "Yeahhhh, this is Gulf Flight blah, blah, blah. Just trying to get a word in here, geez."

The controller tells him to standby and gave me my squawk code, which I read back. Gulfstreamer then goes "Wow... Anyway, we''re going to blah, blah blah."

He just came off the whole time as being superior in every way to the little Cessna 172 wasting his time talking to approach control. What a tool!

December 18th, 2007, 08:16	#6
wrxpilot Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Somewhere in FL Posts: 328	Re: Gulfstream International I was showing my student how to get flight following the other day when flying out of KLNA, which is right next to KPBI (Palm Beach). Called up Palm Beach Appch, which was moderately busy. After my initial call "PB Appch, Skyhawk XXX, VFR request", they got back to us. Gave the usual "We're a Cessna 172 out of LNA, 1,000 ft, requesting flight following to KDAB at 6,500". I do this about a million times a week, and am very quick, clear, and to the point with my flight following requests. Anyway, some little gulfstreamer gets on after my request and says "Yeahhhh, this is *Gulf Flight* blah, blah, blah. Just trying to get a word in here, geez." The controller tells him to standby and gave me my squawk code, which I read back. Gulfstreamer then goes "Wow... Anyway, we''re going to blah, blah blah." He just came off the whole time as being superior in every way to the little Cessna 172 wasting his time talking to approach control. What a tool!