I fly some out of several airports. Sometimes I have a controler in a different airspace to contact me. This happens with NY APP. I am in DC airspace. Also I fly out of IAH which is Bush and HOU which is Hobby will be giving clearences for IAH.My question is why is controllers mostly students operating airspace outside their own??? When IAH or HOU_38 is not online I use Radar Contact for my clearance and squawk andit works great for me.

Keep in mind that Controller Airspace is not seperated by geographical regions.For example, I control for Moncton FIR. If Montreal nor Gander Center are not online, I cover the following airspace:- All of Moncton CTR;- All of Gander CTR FL290 & Up;- All of ZV (a portion of Montreal CTR) FL290 & Up.Unfortunatley, this is not reflected in most programs like VATSpy, vRoute, ServInfo, etc. so chances are if a controller is sending you a Contact Me, it is because you are in his airspace.