VFR flight to Meridian Key Field, Meridian MS.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRrAtUkYtqg

Pop up VFR flight following requested. ATC and intercom
communications included in whole video..

Thought it was strange that KMEI tower would ask me to report 3 mile
left base when they had radar coverage. I was about set up for a
straight in approach (30 degree heading off centerline)

Even stranger was the request for me to report clear of airspace delta
after the touch and go. I got tongue tied on that response as you
will see.

Any idea why these type of request would have been made by Tower since
they indicated they had radar?

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> VFR flight to Meridian Key Field, Meridian MS.
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRrAtUkYtqg
>
> Pop up VFR flight following requested. ATC and intercom
> communications included in whole video..
>
> Thought it was strange that KMEI tower would ask me to report 3 mile
> left base when they had radar coverage. I was about set up for a
> straight in approach (30 degree heading off centerline)

SNS does this as a matter of course. I figure, at worst, it's to help
the controller not forget you're there if things get busy. Might have
something to do with SNS being a controller training facility.

On Jan 17, 11:15*pm, Steve Hix >
wrote:

> SNS does this as a matter of course. I figure, at worst, it's to help
> the controller not forget you're there if things get busy. Might have
> something to do with SNS being a controller training facility.

Ah, ok, never encountered it, thought maybe controller was being a lil
lazy. Only the Beech was in the pattern for runway one.

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>,
" > wrote:

> On Jan 17, 11:15*pm, Steve Hix >
> wrote:
>
> > SNS does this as a matter of course. I figure, at worst, it's to help
> > the controller not forget you're there if things get busy. Might have
> > something to do with SNS being a controller training facility.
>
> Ah, ok, never encountered it, thought maybe controller was being a lil
> lazy. Only the Beech was in the pattern for runway one.

Sometimes I'm the only one in the air inside SNS area, and nobody moving
on the ground. And then, some days are busy.

On Jan 18, 12:24*pm, Steve Hix >
wrote:

> Sometimes I'm the only one in the air inside SNS area, and nobody moving
> on the ground. And then, some days are busy.

In some ways this makes sense as a cross check for ATC, but then in
other ways, this adds to more radio calls. I would think busier days
would only double the calls?

Dunno, but as you can see in the video, I just go with the flow.