David Megginson writes:

I'll be flying from Ottawa to Philadelphia next weekend for a
week-long conference, and would be grateful for hints and information
from people familiar with the U.S. portion of the route.

I wouldn't worry too much about what route you file, it will most
probably change -- several times during your flight. Is that not the
case in Canada?

I've never landed at PHL, but I did my instruments at PNE, which is
under Philadelphia approach. It has been my experience that PHL
approach think they are the most overworked controllers in the
universe, even though they handle significantly less traffic than,
say, the neighboring NY approach. Maybe they just don't have enough
patience for training flights. (I've never flown in their airspace in
actual; I moved away the day after I passed my instrument checkride).

Enjoy XML 2003. Are you giving a talk?

Ari.

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