AN MU2 ATX PLT IS GIVEN A LAST MIN CLRNC FROM N90 CTLR THROUGH THE CLASS D AIRSPACE OF HPN DURING HIS LOW ALT VFR FLT FROM FMG TOWARDS LUK; WHEN 4 MI S OF HPN; NY.

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I DEPARTED FRG IN AN MU2 UNDER PART 91 AND VFR OFF OF RWY 1. BEFORE DEP; I ASKED THE GND CTLR TO SET UP FLT FOLLOWING TO LUK. HE TOOK MY INFO AND SAID NEW YORK DEP WOULD BE READY FOR ME. TWR ADVISED ME TO MAINTAIN 1600 FT MSL AND CLRED ME FOR TKOF ON RWY 1 AND TOLD ME TO CONTACT DEP. I CALLED DEP AS INSTRUCTED AND IN A RUDE TONE HE SAID HE WAS UNABLE TO GIVE ADVISORIES. I THEN NAVIGATED TO OUTTE INTXN AND TURNED WBOUND WHILE TRYING TO TALK TO NEW YORK DEP. FINALLY I FOUND A NEW YORK CTLR WHO WOULD GIVE ME ADVISORIES. I RPTED THAT I WAS LEVEL 1600 FT MSL 20 MI E OF NYACK INTXN. HE THEN TOLD ME TO IDENT AND ASSIGNED A SQUAWK CODE; THEN RPTED HE HAD ME IN RADAR CONTACT. THE WHOLE TIME I WAS LOOKING AT THE CHART TO REMAIN CLR OF ALL THE AIRSPACE. THE CTLR THEN VERIFIED MY ALT AND ASKED ME IF I KNEW THAT I JUST FLEW THROUGH WESTCHESTER COUNTY'S CLASS D AIRSPACE. I REPLIED BY SAYING THAT I BELIEVED I WAS N OF THE AIRSPACE. HE HAD ME IDENT AGAIN AND GAVE ME A CLRNC THROUGH THE CLASS D AIRSPACE AND TO CLB VFR ON COURSE TO 16500 FT. JUST BEFORE HE HANDED ME TO CTR; I ASKED HIM IF I NEEDED TO MAKE A PHONE CALL WHEN I LANDED IN LUK. HE SAID NO; AND THAT NO ONE HAD COMPLAINED AND NOT TO WORRY ABOUT IT. JUST AFTER HE TOLD ME THAT I PENETRATED THE CLASS D AIRSPACE; I WENT BACK TO THE CHART AND MOVED MY HAND. TURNS OUT MY FINGER WAS COVERING THE ARPT MARKING RESULTING IN MY THINKING THAT I WAS FURTHER N THAN ACTUAL. THE REMAINDER OF THE FLT WENT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THEY NEED CTLRS TO WATCH OVER THE VFR GUYS; NOT JUST IFR TFC BECAUSE THEY THINK THEY'RE BUSY.