believe me, if theres traffic in the area, and someone requests direct, they will ALWAYS check the equipment suffix.

where were you flying when center asked you this? (ie. were you radar identified) and did you file G on your equipment suffix on your flight plan? because if you filed S, and you want direct, center has to protect 45 miles both side of tracked.. possibly even shutting down an entire airport until th...

never mind public forums, ive heard that post 9/11 they did a story in readers digest, talking about hijacks and the use of squawk code 7500, the word trip etc.

talk about discretion, i bet even terrorists read 'the digest' lol

the word 'trip' is supposed to be used in the ident, ie. "westjet three twenty four trip" and the controller is expected to repeat the same thing. "id like to talk about this TRIP" or whatever was said earlier, is not proper use, BUT if i received that call, YOU NEVER KNOW. So the controller doesnt ...

last time i flew air canada was over xmas, ottawa - winnipeg return .. my flight was delayed 2 hours going to winnipeg, lost my baggage, got it back a couple days later.. on the way back to ottawa, 4 hours delayed and lost my baggage again, kinda funny story, but it wasnt funny at the time.

cpt sweet'njuicy wrote:....are threats of violence allowed on this forum? I guess so.

i said id RATHER punch you in the face than listen to your disrespectful arrogant garbage, i never said i would, nor do i even know who you are. So my apologies if you took it the wrong way, i just dont agree with anything you say

:roll: what do you think they get paid with you moron..who do you think pays their airline tickets if required...you must be a woman..you lack logic...i have great respect for the other components in aviation..you havent read all of this thread, its just that if you fly the plane, who ever you are,...