On Jul 21, 8:40*am, Gig 601Xl Builder
wrote:
Mxsmanic wrote:
What is the largest/busiest airport you've flown into or out of in a small GA
aircraft as a private pilot, and was it IFR or VFR? *What was the attitude of
the ATC in the area towards pilots like yourself moving about in an area
normally dominated by airliners and commercial flights?

DFW, nice as they could be, VFR.

When I was at Le Tourneau University we had to do a cross country into
DFW. I don't remember if it was in an Aztec or a Warrior but they
vectored me all over the metroplex before letting me in. It took
almost an hour to get on the ground after crossing over Dallas in
order to go pay the $50-$60 (don't remember exactly how much, long
time ago) landing fee. ATC & ground seemed a little more abrupt with
me but that could've just been my own nerves going into DFW & thinking
they were hating me for it.
The most challenging part of this flight was getting to the GA area
after landing. Even with detailed progressive taxiing and a detailed
ground map on my lap it took a lot of concentration and time to get to
parking, took nearly 30 min I believe with lots of holding short.

Ricky