Re: RFH: Ottawa (CYOW) - Philadelphia (KPHL)

On Wed, 03 Dec 2003 19:36:15 GMT, David Megginson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:

> K. Ari Krupnikov wrote:
> 
> > I wouldn't worry too much about what route you file, it will most
> > probably change -- several times during your flight. Is that not the
> > case in Canada?
> 
> When there's a published preferred IFR route, I usually get it.  When I get 
> close to Toronto they like to start messing with me, but the traffic flow 
> there is pretty crazy, so that's excusable.

If you think the traffic around YYZ is pretty crazy, I'd really be
interested in your opinions after you fly down the east cost to PHL. I
consider anywhere in Canada, even in/around YYZ to be kind of slow and laid
back, compared to the Washington DC area where I am based.  If you want a
taste of it, just fly a little further to BWI.  :-)
> 
> When there's not a published preferred IFR route, it seems that there's 
> still usually an *unpublished* one that I have to learn by trial and error. 
>   We should start collecting those on a Web site somewhere.
> 
> > Enjoy XML 2003. Are you giving a talk?
> 
> Thanks -- I think my paper's on Wednesday.
> 
> 
> All the best,
> 
> 
> David