Originally Posted by Ajax

actually...that and the ocasional pilot that doesn't read the EWR8 or the TEB6/Ruudy2 departure notes are the only "irks" most of us have.

99.9% of the pilots I speak to on a daily basis are very professional, and know the drill in our airspace.

I am in particular very impressed with the quality of the regional pilots flying into EWR nowadays. Readback mistakes and pilot deviations are down significantly compared to years past. Not sure what's changed in the industry as far as training goes, but I'm very pleased to work with this new generation of professional pilots.