[blackdog]

Imagine the thousands of instantaneous requests for DF Steering and handoffs! During the mid 90's controllers would always ask for practice late at night and I'd cooperate. They even would do precision approaches for you while you would simulate being blind. Unlike regular radio contact, they do not want you to answer, only to key your microphone and adjust course and speed as they instructed.

Nobody has asked me to do that since around 2001. Something tells me they are a bit rusty at it.

[Thermalseeker]

Something tells me they are a bit rusty at it.

I'm near KCHA. When I'm out in my motorglider near KCHA Class C airspace I monitor CHA approach to get an idea of what is inbound that I need to be looking for. I've heard those controllers over there make so many mistakes in the past 3 years it's unbelievable. Little things like clearing a C-130 and a C-172 for landing on the same runway at the same time. This was daytime VFR and KCHA is a pretty sleepy airport for Class C. Two days ago I was out flying and had an RJ inbound to CHA pass me less than 2 miles away and about 800' higher. It was obvious that the RJ's TCAS must have been alarming because he made a fairly abrupt late course correction about the time I saw him. I'm Mode C equipped, was squawking away and was close enough that the controllers at CHA should have been able to see me.