Narrative:

The event described is a common occurrence at bvi. Recently, there has been an increase in frequency congestion due to arguments created by 1 particular controller, or the students he is teaching, and various pilots of all levels of training and experience. This creates an unsafe situation. We proceeded to hadji intersection on the localizer runway 10 at bvi. Pit approach was busy with a departure bank and traffic G159 inbound on the VOR runway 28 to bvi. We did not contact them. After the procedure turn, we proceeded inbound on the localizer. The airport was in sight from 15 NM out. At 9 NM on the GPS I called the tower '9 mi west inbound golf.' the controller asked if I was better set up for right or left traffic. I stated left. We were instructed to report 3 NM west on the downwind leg. After we crossed the namth OM, we started to enter for a 3 NM west downwind. The controller said urgently 'break it off now and enter the downwind.' there was no traffic involved. I stated that I was 4.7 NM west and on the downwind. I was instructed to report downwind. I reported 3 NM west and then on midfield downwind. We were cleared to land and exit the runway. We then were taxied to parking for fuel. The controller in question has in the past belittled me and several other pilots on the frequency. There was really no undue conversation with this incident. However, this controller is causing a hostile environment for all concerned. These problems may need to be looked at by some outside source other than the tower manager. He has not been receptive to many of our complaints. I hope you can help, and bring the professionalism back into our aviation community. Using the frequency to chastise pilots is uncalled for in any circumstance.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: INSTRUCTOR AND TRAINEE IN A C172 HAD ATC LCL CTLR ATTITUDE PROB AT PVI.

Narrative: THE EVENT DESCRIBED IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE AT BVI. RECENTLY, THERE HAS BEEN AN INCREASE IN FREQ CONGESTION DUE TO ARGUMENTS CREATED BY 1 PARTICULAR CTLR, OR THE STUDENTS HE IS TEACHING, AND VARIOUS PLTS OF ALL LEVELS OF TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE. THIS CREATES AN UNSAFE SIT. WE PROCEEDED TO HADJI INTXN ON THE LOC RWY 10 AT BVI. PIT APCH WAS BUSY WITH A DEP BANK AND TFC G159 INBOUND ON THE VOR RWY 28 TO BVI. WE DID NOT CONTACT THEM. AFTER THE PROC TURN, WE PROCEEDED INBOUND ON THE LOC. THE ARPT WAS IN SIGHT FROM 15 NM OUT. AT 9 NM ON THE GPS I CALLED THE TWR '9 MI W INBOUND GOLF.' THE CTLR ASKED IF I WAS BETTER SET UP FOR R OR L TFC. I STATED L. WE WERE INSTRUCTED TO RPT 3 NM W ON THE DOWNWIND LEG. AFTER WE CROSSED THE NAMTH OM, WE STARTED TO ENTER FOR A 3 NM W DOWNWIND. THE CTLR SAID URGENTLY 'BREAK IT OFF NOW AND ENTER THE DOWNWIND.' THERE WAS NO TFC INVOLVED. I STATED THAT I WAS 4.7 NM W AND ON THE DOWNWIND. I WAS INSTRUCTED TO RPT DOWNWIND. I RPTED 3 NM W AND THEN ON MIDFIELD DOWNWIND. WE WERE CLRED TO LAND AND EXIT THE RWY. WE THEN WERE TAXIED TO PARKING FOR FUEL. THE CTLR IN QUESTION HAS IN THE PAST BELITTLED ME AND SEVERAL OTHER PLTS ON THE FREQ. THERE WAS REALLY NO UNDUE CONVERSATION WITH THIS INCIDENT. HOWEVER, THIS CTLR IS CAUSING A HOSTILE ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL CONCERNED. THESE PROBS MAY NEED TO BE LOOKED AT BY SOME OUTSIDE SOURCE OTHER THAN THE TWR MGR. HE HAS NOT BEEN RECEPTIVE TO MANY OF OUR COMPLAINTS. I HOPE YOU CAN HELP, AND BRING THE PROFESSIONALISM BACK INTO OUR AVIATION COMMUNITY. USING THE FREQ TO CHASTISE PLTS IS UNCALLED FOR IN ANY CIRCUMSTANCE.

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.