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    $\begingroup$ This is almost exactly my personal experience flying into KPDX a couple dozen times. Approach control doesn't mind you, doesn't make you wait, but does expect you to be professional on the radio and fast on final. It was a good long trip for the sharp instrument students finishing up their ratings. $\endgroup$
    – egid
    Commented Jan 8, 2014 at 19:19
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    $\begingroup$ @egid One time I flew into PDX and they thought my call sign was "citation" not "cessna" LOL. But apart from that, they are very nice to deal with. I'm sure they get a lot of Hillsboro Aviation Academy traffic passing through. $\endgroup$
    – Keegan
    Commented Jan 6, 2015 at 22:26
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    $\begingroup$ Flew into KMDW on my IFR cross country. Not as bad as KORD would have been, but still very busy. Glad I did it then when I was on top of my game. That entire airspace is a demanding environment. Actually landing (and doing a last minute side step for jet coming in behind us) was uneventful (albeit flown much faster than one would normally do at a small airport) compared to getting to the airport. :-) $\endgroup$
    – Brian Knoblauch
    Commented Nov 12, 2019 at 17:34