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Question for the real pilots
I was flying out of VGT last month (North Las Vegas) heading back to
SLC in an Aztec after a great round of Golf. After getting VFR clearance from ground to MMM (Mormon Mesa Vortac) which is ENE of Vegas. Cleared for takeoff and given a heading from the tower, then handed off to Nellis aproach. The controler gives me heading and asks intention and sounds like she has marbles in her mouth. I ask her to repeat instructions and finally get her instructions read back. I am squawking a descreat code and continuing to follow instructions from Nellis getting vectored out of the way of inbound F-18's and even a B-2. All of a sudden out of the blue she calls me and asks me if I have class B clearance. I gulp hard a couple of times, in all the vectors and hand offs I realize that I have not received clearance...I fess up and say noooo. She says "Well, you're right smack in the middle of Class B airspace". That's it, no instructions. I say, "Well..., can I get clearance now, or do you want me to go somewhere?" She gives me the clearance. Whew, first time that has ever happened to me. I am usually very careful not to bust airspace. Needless to say I was embarassed but in other instances where I have been vectored into Class B, such as in this instance, I have always been given the clearance. I know that it is my responsibility to get the clearance before flying into the airspace, but if they are giving vectors to penetrate the airspace, are they at fault as well? Maybe I should file a NASA report just to be safe, what do you think? Just thought an aviation based thread might be good for the group. Cbooth SEL MEL Instrument |
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