Narrative:

I was flying part 135 on an IFR flight plan when, on departure, I was asked to fly a colored airway because the destination VOR had just gone down. I declined because I did not have 2 ADF receivers to be in compliance with our operations specifications. After handoff to center, I was asked to 'state intentions.' I requested radar vectors to my destination. Past the halfway point, I was in VFR conditions, cancelled and landed VFR. Following the flight I was ramp checked. Because my operator is near to being shut down, I'm worried about an investigation of the 'unorthodox planning.' presently I'm consulting with center on the appropriateness of my actions. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information. The reporting pilot states that the fairbanks FSDO 'doesn't like' his company, which has had no accident in 20 yrs. The fyu VOR was notamed out, but his company's operation specifications allow radar vectors for navigation. His aircraft did not have 2 NDB receivers, so he was not allowed by his operation specifications to fly a low frequency airway. He was issued a warning letter for having violated far 165, filing without proper navigation gear. The 'old poi' said that he did nothing wrong, the 'new poi' wrote him up. Fai WX was 'crumby' (snow), but was suitable for an alternate. Fyu WX was VMC below 12000 ft. The reporting pilot feels that there is harassment going on towards his company, and that he got into the middle of it.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN AIR TAXI PLT FLEW A LOW FREQ AIRWAY USING RADAR VECTORS AS HIS PRINCIPLE MODE OF NAV.

Narrative: I WAS FLYING PART 135 ON AN IFR FLT PLAN WHEN, ON DEP, I WAS ASKED TO FLY A COLORED AIRWAY BECAUSE THE DEST VOR HAD JUST GONE DOWN. I DECLINED BECAUSE I DID NOT HAVE 2 ADF RECEIVERS TO BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH OUR OPS SPECS. AFTER HDOF TO CTR, I WAS ASKED TO 'STATE INTENTIONS.' I REQUESTED RADAR VECTORS TO MY DEST. PAST THE HALFWAY POINT, I WAS IN VFR CONDITIONS, CANCELLED AND LANDED VFR. FOLLOWING THE FLT I WAS RAMP CHKED. BECAUSE MY OPERATOR IS NEAR TO BEING SHUT DOWN, I'M WORRIED ABOUT AN INVESTIGATION OF THE 'UNORTHODOX PLANNING.' PRESENTLY I'M CONSULTING WITH CTR ON THE APPROPRIATENESS OF MY ACTIONS. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO. THE RPTING PLT STATES THAT THE FAIRBANKS FSDO 'DOESN'T LIKE' HIS COMPANY, WHICH HAS HAD NO ACCIDENT IN 20 YRS. THE FYU VOR WAS NOTAMED OUT, BUT HIS COMPANY'S OP SPECS ALLOW RADAR VECTORS FOR NAV. HIS ACFT DID NOT HAVE 2 NDB RECEIVERS, SO HE WAS NOT ALLOWED BY HIS OP SPECS TO FLY A LOW FREQ AIRWAY. HE WAS ISSUED A WARNING LETTER FOR HAVING VIOLATED FAR 165, FILING WITHOUT PROPER NAV GEAR. THE 'OLD POI' SAID THAT HE DID NOTHING WRONG, THE 'NEW POI' WROTE HIM UP. FAI WX WAS 'CRUMBY' (SNOW), BUT WAS SUITABLE FOR AN ALTERNATE. FYU WX WAS VMC BELOW 12000 FT. THE RPTING PLT FEELS THAT THERE IS HARASSMENT GOING ON TOWARDS HIS COMPANY, AND THAT HE GOT INTO THE MIDDLE OF IT.

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.