Extraneous useless radio phrases

[Caspian27]

Did anyone else notice the irony in the thread title?

I didn't until you mentioned it....that's awesome~

The word "Extraneous" is extraneous. Brilliant!

 

[Taildraggaah]

As long as morons waste time, add to radio clutter, and say these utterly stupid useless things -- watch for it next year and maybe the year after that too!

have you thought about serving coffee in the back?

 

[say again]

Hey Mach 80, Im "with you" on this one!!!!:laugh::beer:

 

[Way2Broke]

We all know how stressful punching an FMS is...

Not all of us flying jets have glass and a FMS. I get tired of hearing, "punch it in and let me know how it looks." Punch it into what, the VOR? I know ATC can be a difficult job, and we respect you guys very much, but please don't make assumptions like that.

Reminds me of the old quote, "When a pilot makes a mistake the pilot dies, when a controller makes a mistake the pilot dies."

 

[EX_CV580FR8Dawg]

Don't tie up center frequency trying to sound cool by asking ATC "...how ya doing today?" at the end of your check-in.


good thing you weren't up in the OSH sector when PR and Knute were working it...that always made for a good day when you heard those guys working!

However, I do agree...if the freq is busy, keep it simple and professional!

 

[Stifler's Mom]

Did anyone else notice the irony in the thread title?

Damn, I was going to point that out too.

 

[BushwickBill]

Whats with the "in sequence" call? Its like saying "I'm in line, in line".

I don't get it.

Then again the other part of my brain that I save for non flying duties like bangin chicks and drinking beer yearns for the Little John school of communication:

Atc: N12345 hold short of 28R
Me: "OK!"

Atc: N12345 cleared for takeoff 28R
Me: "YEAH!"

Atc: N12345 contact departure
Me: "WHAT?!"

Atc: N12345 contact departure
Me: "OK!"

If any of you need a Little John reference here is one:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwC0CJGYGao&feature=related

 

[niteflyr]

Are you seriously this uptight about an extra work or two in a transmission? Its called brining a bit of humanity into a sometimes drab world! Obviously in a busy sector you should be as brief and concise as possible, but come on! Please tell me you fly single pilot Mach80!

 

[Cardinal]

Cesna Cap....
That's the first time in 20 years that a pilot has given me a good reason for asking "how longs the final?" All those years of faming on DAL and no one ever gave a valid reason.
Now I'll answer it with a bit more cooperation.

Reason number 397 why controllers should be back in the jumpseats again.

 

[atl pilot]

Reason number 397 why controllers should be back in the jumpseats again.

Funny. Just last night there was a discussion in the ATL Tower Cab about just that. Even though we (controllers) conincidentally used the up to 8 fams per year we were allotted to travel to someplace we wanted to go, I left each trip with some newfound value and understanding. I ALWAYS tooks something away from those experinces.....some good, some bad, but I ALWAYS learned something that has helped me to be a better controller!