Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Multiengine; Flight Crew Commercial
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 50; Flight Crew Total 1480; Flight Crew Type 1200
Communication Breakdown
ATC Issue All Types; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural FAR; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
Air Traffic Control Issued New Clearance
Airspace Structure; Human Factors
And another of the type 'Tower Controller does not understand that a VFR pilot needs to hear that he is cleared to enter the Class B airspace'. I file a similar report about a week ago about a Controller in the LaGuardia Tower. This time a similar thing happened with Newark Tower. I had departed and was heading directly towards Newark. After a while [departure airport] hands me over; and I make my initial call with Newark Tower. He asked for my intentions; and I told him that I wanted to fly direct to Newark; then to the Statue; then northbound over the Hudson. He gave me instructions to overfly the Newark airport. When I was about to hit class B airspace; I told him that I still don't have a Class B clearance; and he replied that; yes; I would; he gave me instructions how to fly over the airport. But; VFR traffic needs a clearance to enter class B airspace (unlike IFR).I criticize the following:- A very arrogant attitude towards VFR aircraft in the NY airspace area. Every student pilot learns that VFR aircraft need a clearance to enter class B airspace; instructions won't do (unlike IFR).- A lack of competence. Tower controllers; and then from very busy airports such as LaGuardia and Newark; should know at least as much as student pilots do.- A very arrogant attitude towards responding to pilots afterwards.
Pilot reported he was unhappy with techniques used by New York area ATC personnel.