Originally Posted by
usmc-sgt
We have all heard of "penalty" vectors.
Is this an urban legend or if a pilot is excessively rude or demeaning or demanding or non compliant or all of the above will a pilot be denied something just because you are sick of them or given an off route vector or slowed down or the like?
I would imagine no in your airspace just since there is no where to put them but ive heard some real winners on the radio before and always wondered if ATC has a way to retaliate.
Of course you would NEVER do this but have you heard of this ever being done before?
Yes, it does happen. if you get under a controller's skin there are many ways to "retaliate", although its not something that happens all the time. You really have to **** somebody off big time in order for them to do something like that.
We have very "subbtle" ways of changing the sequence. Also..denying any shortcuts, or extending a downwind are others. Again, not something that happens too often.