Narrative:

Philadelphia approach couldn't find our oo flight plan, when they did find it, they had us return to pottstown VOR, (we did) then north on 320 degree radial, then for some reason back to potts VOR on 180 degree heading all at 4500' VFR, and taking some 15 min or more which in a jet is critical flight fuel. Then west on ny center at 5000' for 10 min and finally to cle center to 22000' in 35 min. All low level in a cpr jet. I declared to centers (ny and cle) that I was fuel critical at that altitude. But not at my flight planned of 35000'. Supervisors took over for trnees, but nothing was solving my low level delays. I continued to fort wayne with mansfield and findlay, ohio as fuel alternates if any more delays. At findlay I opted to land and refuel just in case, cancelled IFR and landed at fdy for reserve fuel. Poor and noncaring controllers at phl center. Their attitude was to me unforgivable, and put me in a fuel critical state. I'm not sure anything will come of it from centers, but west/O decisive action by myself my ship would have, or could have been in danger of running low on fuel. Educate controllers that unlike a piston aircraft, a jet only carries 3 hours total fuel, and only 1 hour at low level. That at times, west/O declaring emergency I'm in their hands, and they can indeed run jets out of fuel. The ability to declare an emergency for me is almost a sure FAA nightmare. Until they start contributing to safety rather than their over zealous, and thug type attitudes. All pilots I've checked with and myself don't want the confrontation, and worse nightmare of dealing with these out of clt people.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF LTT-CPR JET HAD DELAY IN OBTAINING IFR CLRNC FROM PHL TRACON AND ZNY ZOB. UNABLE TO OBTAIN HIGH ALT CLRNC. LOW LEVEL CAUSED UNPLANNED LNDG AT FDY FOR REFUEL.

Narrative: PHILADELPHIA APCH COULDN'T FIND OUR OO FLT PLAN, WHEN THEY DID FIND IT, THEY HAD US RETURN TO POTTSTOWN VOR, (WE DID) THEN N ON 320 DEG RADIAL, THEN FOR SOME REASON BACK TO POTTS VOR ON 180 DEG HDG ALL AT 4500' VFR, AND TAKING SOME 15 MIN OR MORE WHICH IN A JET IS CRITICAL FLT FUEL. THEN W ON NY CENTER AT 5000' FOR 10 MIN AND FINALLY TO CLE CENTER TO 22000' IN 35 MIN. ALL LOW LEVEL IN A CPR JET. I DECLARED TO CENTERS (NY AND CLE) THAT I WAS FUEL CRITICAL AT THAT ALT. BUT NOT AT MY FLT PLANNED OF 35000'. SUPVRS TOOK OVER FOR TRNEES, BUT NOTHING WAS SOLVING MY LOW LEVEL DELAYS. I CONTINUED TO FORT WAYNE WITH MANSFIELD AND FINDLAY, OHIO AS FUEL ALTERNATES IF ANY MORE DELAYS. AT FINDLAY I OPTED TO LAND AND REFUEL JUST IN CASE, CANCELLED IFR AND LANDED AT FDY FOR RESERVE FUEL. POOR AND NONCARING CTLRS AT PHL CENTER. THEIR ATTITUDE WAS TO ME UNFORGIVABLE, AND PUT ME IN A FUEL CRITICAL STATE. I'M NOT SURE ANYTHING WILL COME OF IT FROM CENTERS, BUT W/O DECISIVE ACTION BY MYSELF MY SHIP WOULD HAVE, OR COULD HAVE BEEN IN DANGER OF RUNNING LOW ON FUEL. EDUCATE CTLRS THAT UNLIKE A PISTON ACFT, A JET ONLY CARRIES 3 HRS TOTAL FUEL, AND ONLY 1 HR AT LOW LEVEL. THAT AT TIMES, W/O DECLARING EMER I'M IN THEIR HANDS, AND THEY CAN INDEED RUN JETS OUT OF FUEL. THE ABILITY TO DECLARE AN EMER FOR ME IS ALMOST A SURE FAA NIGHTMARE. UNTIL THEY START CONTRIBUTING TO SAFETY RATHER THAN THEIR OVER ZEALOUS, AND THUG TYPE ATTITUDES. ALL PLTS I'VE CHKED WITH AND MYSELF DON'T WANT THE CONFRONTATION, AND WORSE NIGHTMARE OF DEALING WITH THESE OUT OF CLT PEOPLE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.