Re: Cleared for the Approach

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Subject:	Re: Cleared for the Approach
From:	Ron Natalie
Date:	Fri Feb 16 06:30:41 2001

"Timothy M. Metzinger" wrote:
>
> I
> I wasnt transiting through FRGs airspace, I was landing there. And the
> tracon controller "held on" to me as I descended out of his airspace and didnt
> "release" me to contact FRG tower until I was already in the class D and
> turning downwind. The tower controller had NO idea I was coming. My
> discussion with the controller and the FSDO at FRG left me with a very clear
> impression that:

Steve is right, its not supposed to happen. The instructions in the controllers
handbook is explicit. What he refuses to recognize, is that it does happen.
The same thing happened to me with Chicago approach and Miegs tower.

Shit happens.

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