It’s just simply something that isn’t as big of a deal as you’re thinking. Hell, we have problems today with idiots on frequency that are technically qualified

It’s just simply something that isn’t as big of a deal as you’re thinking. Hell, we have problems today with idiots on frequency that are technically qualified to be there but are gumming up the works. When was the last time you authenticated that construction worker directing traffic on the ground? Pilots fly without a control tower all the time. They’re also the final authority to the safe operation of that aircraft. If anything is amiss, we’ll do something else. Maybe that’ll mean contacting a different facility on a different frequency, or declare lost comms via transponder and go to our filed alternate while things are worked out. Try listening to LiveATC for an uncontrolled field on a nice weekend day. (Or even a towered airport like KCMA on a Saturday at noon.) It’s controlled chaos and yet we all make it work.