Extraneous useless radio phrases

[Boris Badenov]

I do it so that the vein in your forehead will bulge. Then, later, I'll get your job when you have a coronary over what other people say on the radio.

I find a lot of the same things irritating, but I've come to the understanding that no one really cares what I think. They don't care what you think, either. Let it go. You must have something better to do with your time.

 

[say again]

They don't care what you think, either. Let it go. You must have something better to do with your time.

Sad thing is they dont!!!!

 

[ozpilot]

In fairness, ATC uses unnecessary verbiage at times too ..

My favorite is "Cleared present position ..." What other position would I be in?

I also like "Climb and maintain ". "Fly planned route" and "assume own navigation". Unless you tell me otherwise I take these as a given.

 

[Booker]

"Cleared present position ..."..."Climb and maintain ". "Fly planned route" and "assume own navigation".

Are those terms not in the 7110.65? (I ask that as a serious question.)

 

[atl pilot]

Its...."resume own navigation."

 

[50988]

Doing aerial survey, I get to spend several hours at a time with the same approach facilities and MAN have I heard some doozies...

"Attention Cleveland approach! This is Bonanza november one-two-one whiskey alpha...umm...I'm going to cross through your sector...ummmmm.....ADVISE!"

Then there's always the guys who need to do creative interpretations of ATC instructions...

"Squak 4212, ident."
"Forty-Two Twelve in the hotbox, with a FLASH!"

"Turn left heading 210, climb and maintain 7,000"
"Swingin' her ta two-ten, pushin up ta seventy."

Heard a guy bust a restricted area after about 15 minutes of ATC warning him and him refusing vectors and getting annoyed saying he knew where it was and wouldn't enter it.

Keeps ya entertained I guess.

 

[Lrjtcaptain]

In fairness, ATC uses unnecessary verbiage at times too ..

My favorite is "Cleared present position ..." What other position would I be in?

I also like "Climb and maintain ". "Fly planned route" and "assume own navigation". Unless you tell me otherwise I take these as a given.

um....we don't just say stuff to sound cool. We say them the way they are written in the 7110.65....Its not recomended phraseology.

 

[zonker]

Wgas.

 

[runwayjockey]

I thought that "Climb and Maintain" and "Descend and Maintain" were a direct result of the Flying Tigers CFIT many years ago.

 

[Booker]

"ON THE METER"??!!! ON THE METER???!!

I seem to remember learning that multiple exclamation points and question marks are considered extraneous and useless. Of course, that would have been in grade school, and my memory is getting a little fuzzy.