ATX SMT REQUESTED A TWR ENRTE CLRNC WITHOUT FILING FLT PLAN. TAXIED TO EDGE OF TXWY; BLOCKED IT FOR A B747 TAXIING; WAS TOLD TAXI AHEAD OF B747 TO END OF TXWY AND WAIT FOR CLRNC. ATX FINALLY GOT CLRNC; BUT WAS TOLD TO CALL MIA SUPVR AFTER LNDG AT FLL. ATX CAPT DID AND SAYS WAS ACCUSED OF BEING RUDE.
Synopsis
ATX SMT REQUESTED A TWR ENRTE CLRNC WITHOUT FILING FLT PLAN. TAXIED TO EDGE OF TXWY; BLOCKED IT FOR A B747 TAXIING; WAS TOLD TAXI AHEAD OF B747 TO END OF TXWY AND WAIT FOR CLRNC. ATX FINALLY GOT CLRNC; BUT WAS TOLD TO CALL MIA SUPVR AFTER LNDG AT FLL. ATX CAPT DID AND SAYS WAS ACCUSED OF BEING RUDE.
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AFTER COMPLETING A LIFEGUARD FLT; I REQUESTED FROM CLRNC DELIVERY IF WE COULD GET A 'LCL IFR' CLRNC BACK TO FT LAUDERDALE INTL; OUR HOME BASE; 18 NM AWAY. WE DO THAT FOR THE LAST 2 1/2 YRS. AFTER 15 MINS I ASKED THE CTLR IF HE HAD ANYTHING YET. HE SAID NO; AND I TOLD HIM I WILL CALL HIM BACK WHEN WE WERE READY TO TAXI OUT. 15 MINS LATER WE CALLED AND RECEIVED OUR CLRNC AND TAXIED OUT. WE HAD TO HOLD SHORT OF THE MAIN TXWY; WHICH WE DID; BY 10- 15 FT OR SO. WE SAW A B747 TAXIING ON THE MAIN TXWY AND THE OUTBOUND ENGS APPEARED TO BE ABOUT 20 FT PAST THE EDGE OF THE TXWY; ABOUT OUR LOCATION. I ADVISED GND CTL AND THEY TOLD US TO TAXI AHEAD OF THE B747 TO THE END OF THE TXWY; MAKE A 180 DEG AND AFTER HE EXITS TAXI TO OUR DEST; THE OTHER END OF THE TXWY FOR TKOF. ALSO THEY SAID TO CALL THE SUPVR NUMBER. UPON ARR AT FLL I CALLED MR X WHO WAS OBVIOUSLY UPSET AT ME; BECAUSE I WAS 'RUDE' AND 'DEMANDING' OF HIS CLRNC CTLR FOR THE LCL IFR CLRNC; A JOB THAT I SHOULD HAVE DONE THROUGH THE FLT SVC. I EXPLAINED TO HIM THAT WE WERE DOING THAT ALL THE TIME; SINCE THEY NEVER SAID 'NO' OR 'UNABLE.' HE GOT MORE UPSET FOR BEING RUDE AGAIN. HE ALSO CITED THAT WE DID NOT HOLD SHORT OF THE MAIN TXWY AND WE TAXIED AFTER THE B747 EXITED THE TXWY WITHOUT FURTHER CLRNC. IN MY 19 YRS FLYING AND 10 YRS ON THE LEARJET I'VE NEVER HEARD A MORE 'BURNED OUT' 'OVERLOADED' CTLR SUPVR. HIS CLAIMS WERE UNFOUNDED AND UNCALLED FOR AND HE THREATENED ME TO 'DROP IT' AND 'FORGET IT' OR IT IS FAR 91.169 VIOLATION.
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