In a previous article, "Robert M. Gary" said:
get an instrument rating in Canada. What is really different? I've
flown IFR in Canada under my U.S. ticket and just found that the
airline guys get priority. You sit there for your release as dozens of
airliners get released in front of you.

I've never had that happen in Ottawa, but at London Ontario I sat for
15-20 minutes in line at a runway intersection while two Dash 8s came in
and a King Air departed from the end of the runway. But I think in that
case it was because the first guy in line at the intersection was a very
slow sport aircraft and the controller was trying to open up a big gap in
the traffic for him. If I'd known, I would have claimed that I was
heavily loaded and needed the full length.


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