[POLL] What should I do (What would you do) in this circumstance?

[Cian_O_Sullivan]

Flying on expert, in a 208. Take of from KBFI and join the sequence for KSEA (which is IFATC Approach controlled).

I get sent to hold, then sent north. I eventually get routed back and told to descend to 3k and head 160. I comply. So I am popping along heading 160, and I get told to “Turn Right heading 160.” I replied Roger turn right heading 160, and just stayed course, which was already 160.

2 minutes later I get told to “Turn Left heading 160.” Meanwhile I have been heading 160 the entire time. So when I look at the GPS traffic, it looked like it was a spacing move. So I reply Roger turn left heading 160, and I start my turn.

1/3rd into a nice slow proper spacing turn, and I get told to follow instructions or I will be ghosted.

So what should I have done, and what would you do?

• Do a 360 degree turn left, back to 160
• Stay heading 160
• Ask ATC to repeat last instruction
• Other

[Benjwri]

Which direction is automatically decided by the system, atc just drags to where they want you to head. I imagine they wanted you to just keep going straight. If you know who was on ATC you could PM them.

[Delta319]

This is a known error, caused by the ATC system

[AH_aviation]

Continue heading 160. If you got ghosted just take screenshots of your ATC log and aircraft heading and head to the support category.

[natedog508]

Continue at 160…

But next time, try to takeoff at least 20nm away from the airport if you’re flying to it, Especially if it is A: IFATC controlled B: Busy

It helps us controllers out a lot more than you think