Callouts.....

[prpjt]

others to avoid

Has this plane always done that?

It's OK, I'll just jump the chocks.

I thought YOU filed.

 

[Tri-holer]

One of the best stories I have heard about callouts was supposedly a United crew - FO flying - with an FAA inspector in the jumpseat. Passing FL 300 for 310, the captain says "One to go." After the level off, the inspector says, "Captain, I believe the correct call is "Out of three-zero-zero for three-one-zero."

Later, they are cleared up to 350. Passing 340, the captain looks back at the inspector and says, "Out of three-zero-zero for three-one-zero."

How true? Who knows. Probably as true as the fact that we are getting (you fill in the blank), I just saw the stack of manuals in the storeroom.

And the only time I call anything past the "one taco" is when it doesn't appear that we are going to be leveling off anytime soon. Never rely on those alerters. Changed an airplane once and the new one's alerter went off at 300 to go - not much warning when you are climbing at 2.5K. We made it - nice thing about flying cargo. It never complains.

 

[HvyjetFO]

uno mas

And let us never forget the ubiquitous UNO MAS! And if you really want to freak someone out, wait until someone is talking to ATC and their C chime goes off over the freq, then key your mike and say, "one to go".

Hvy

 

[flx757]

Sort of along that same line...and I had forgotten about this until HvyjetFO's post jogged my memory...

We had this guy on the jumpseat once, a regular who commuted frequently. He flew back and forth to the Pacific Rim, so normally he would sleep on our plane during his commute home. This particular day, we were full in back so he was stuck on the jumpseat. Shortly after takeoff, he passes out. Just as we're about to level at cruise, the altitude alert chime goes off..he sits up and says "one to go". Man, we all howled. couldn't stop laughing the whole way there. It was classic.

 

[justApilot]

And ofcourse the proper callout when disconnecting the A/P is..."I'm too close for missiles...I'm going to guns."