Screwed up a bit
Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2018 3:23 am
Hello, yesterday morning (PT time) I decided to do an IFR from CMA to PSP.
It all started with me doing a wrong readback and being aknowledged as readback correct.
She instructed me to fly rwy heading and turn 230 at 500 ft. I don't know why, but I wrote 5000 ft and read back 5000ft. Then was told to maintain 4000. It seemed pretty weird to me and I made the mistake to not ask for clarification.
When I got in the air, I got a pretty late handoff to departure (I had to remind the tower for it) and I was already passing 2000. My question is: why my turn to 230 wasn't reminded to me when she saw me passing let's say 600 or 700? I got to departure, got scolded about it from the controller and he cleared me direct VNY.
In that moment I was pretty confused, I was already near the previously mentioned 4000ft and continued my climb to 11000 (really worst mistake ever I could have done) and I really apologize for it, and I'm a controller too so I know how we get pissed in having altitudes busts and so on. But I was told of my altitude bust when I was at 10000ft when my filed cruise alt was 11000 and been told to descend and maintain 7000.
I don't know if it as like intentional to let me climb and descend as punishment, but if I was told to maintain 4000, you don't want me over 7000, you see me climbing through 4000. You promptly tell "Comanche 65P, you're busting your altitude, descend and maintain 4000" (only 1000-1500ft descend) or tell me to climb and maintain 7000.
I was pretty frustrated by it, I always try to be as much perfect as I can when I'm controlling or when I'm flying and I totally acknowledge my mistakes and apologize for it. But IMHO there has been a chain reaction that could have been avoided by the controllers. Also, I'm here to learn and to adhere strictly to rw procedures, so I will thank everyone that gives me advice or constructive critiques
Here's the recording http://assets.pilotedge.net/recordings/ ... _17510.mp3
Good day
It all started with me doing a wrong readback and being aknowledged as readback correct.
She instructed me to fly rwy heading and turn 230 at 500 ft. I don't know why, but I wrote 5000 ft and read back 5000ft. Then was told to maintain 4000. It seemed pretty weird to me and I made the mistake to not ask for clarification.
When I got in the air, I got a pretty late handoff to departure (I had to remind the tower for it) and I was already passing 2000. My question is: why my turn to 230 wasn't reminded to me when she saw me passing let's say 600 or 700? I got to departure, got scolded about it from the controller and he cleared me direct VNY.
In that moment I was pretty confused, I was already near the previously mentioned 4000ft and continued my climb to 11000 (really worst mistake ever I could have done) and I really apologize for it, and I'm a controller too so I know how we get pissed in having altitudes busts and so on. But I was told of my altitude bust when I was at 10000ft when my filed cruise alt was 11000 and been told to descend and maintain 7000.
I don't know if it as like intentional to let me climb and descend as punishment, but if I was told to maintain 4000, you don't want me over 7000, you see me climbing through 4000. You promptly tell "Comanche 65P, you're busting your altitude, descend and maintain 4000" (only 1000-1500ft descend) or tell me to climb and maintain 7000.
I was pretty frustrated by it, I always try to be as much perfect as I can when I'm controlling or when I'm flying and I totally acknowledge my mistakes and apologize for it. But IMHO there has been a chain reaction that could have been avoided by the controllers. Also, I'm here to learn and to adhere strictly to rw procedures, so I will thank everyone that gives me advice or constructive critiques
Here's the recording http://assets.pilotedge.net/recordings/ ... _17510.mp3
Good day