Aeronautical Pet Peeves

[Lead Sled]

I was wondering what your personal aeronautical pet peeves are?

'Sled

 

[TIGV]

Someone saying: " Checkin' in with ya at ... " when contacting centre

Freight Dogs asking for ride reports

Southwest getting priority even though we're all at 250 under 10 and I can do my 250 to 5nm out aaaaaaand I have enough money in the back of my bird to buy 2 or 3 737's

Centre panicking when I don't contact 'em right away

Centre panicking when my transponder doesn't work

Centre asking about my ride while I'm in a level 4

Freight Dogs forced to wear uniforms

Folks who read back their entire route clearance almost to show off that they remembered it all, while the rest of us wait and gnash our teeth.

The list is long and plentiful, please add..............

 

[cezzna]

Trying to get somewhere on a sunny Saturday afternoon when all of the fair weather crappy pilots are out and giving controllers fits.

Trying to get a jet into an uncontrolled field with 4 in the pattern.

Trying to listen to CTAF at FL 230 50 miles out.

CTAF's in a jet period.

Busy uncontrolled fields in a jet period.

The never ending chase of rental car receipts.

Sim instructors who fall asleep in the sim.

Instructors at FSI who can't answer your questions.

Instructors at FSI who make up answers to your questions.

Having to use dial-up in a hotel. Feels so antiquated already.

 

[DC4boy]

People who ride the brakes

People who say "and" on the radio at the begining of a call

4 mile wide pattern in a 172

 

[Goose Egg]

People who have forgotten what it's like to be a student pilot.

-Goose

 

[HMR]

Pilots who don't read the F'in manual.

 

[Dumbledore]

How about "XXX tower? This is ...,"

D'ya suppose the controller thinks there's any chance it ISN'T you?

OR

"XXX tower? This is Cessna 12345 OVER the mall..."

you're not in a submarine or any other kind of subterranian vehicle. You're in an AIRPLANE! OF COURSE you're over the mall! You're sure not under it!

 

[Flying Illini]

Center calls traffic and the response is:

"We've got him on the fish-finder." AAAAARRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGG!!!
or
"We've got him on TCAS."
center doesn't care that you have him on TCAS, you need to have visual contact!

 

[1973Arrow]

anyone that says 'with you' or 'meter'

 

[sky37d]

Pilots who don't read the F'in manual.

Citation pilot going into OSH, VFR at 7.5, I'm at 2.2 with the tips of my tail in the clouds and he wants straight in VFR. No NOTAM on board.

Ercoupe pilots doing a low approach (yea-ha, 85 MPH!!)

Controllers at NYC. I don't think I will ever understand them the first time.

The approach into IPT. For that matter, the departure at IPT.

The ranger at MCD.

OH, and BEECH musketeer pilots who do porpoises on the runway, thereby closing the only REMAINING open runway, since incidents had closed the OTHER TWO!! at JXN Sunday.