just flew a 3-day with "special radio voice guy"...

[Dgpr]

she worked the tower too...her nickname was "breathless"
Prob weighed about 300 lbs

She wasn't bad. Some Kitty Hawk guys went over to the tower one night to say hi to her. They came back with a Polaroid with her. She looked like the lady who played the wife on Home Improvement with Tim Allen. Patricia Richardson;, this was the late 90's.

 

[freightdogfred]

She wasn't bad. Some Kitty Hawk guys went over to the tower one night to say hi to her. They came back with a Polaroid with her. She looked like the lady who played the wife on Home Improvement with Tim Allen. Patricia Richardson;, this was the late 90's.

Well how bout that. She had a porn star voice, no question about it and she played that card quite frequently. She sure made you wish you weren't in a pressurized tin can but rather sitting next to her on a couch

 

[hammer2]

The other month I was flying over India and a Delta pilot checked in with Mumbai or Chennai control, can't remember. Then he started complaining about the "scratchy radios with a squeal in the background." No problems there as I agree Indian ATC facilities are generally crap. But then he went on in a very condescending tone to say "I've been telling you guys this for years and you still haven't fixed it!" Then of course my non-american FO looked over to me with one of those, Why are Americans such Dou-chebags looks....?

Lets remember when flying in third world countries that they are called third world for a reason and are not in a position to cater to our every need.

Is just me or did that post sound a lot like a "special radio voice guy"?

 

[pb4ufly]

I understand this forum is all about fun and only about fun. Yes, I am a volunteer reading everything before me, etc. But seriously, fellas and dames - do you truly care "how" the other person sounds on the radio?

One of the best parts of our job is just gett'n it done. We work together no matter what.

Personally, traits such as this just make our job more colorful.

Your thoughts?

 

[Mach 80]

My thoughts are that anyone who says "...with you.." is stupid.

Thanks for asking.

 

[SpauldingSmails]

My thoughts are that anyone who says "...with you.." is stupid.

Thanks for asking.

Yeah, it's about the equivelent of keying the mic and stating, "I'm transmitting."

 

[pb4ufly]

Yeah, it's about the equivelent of keying the mic and stating, "I'm transmitting."

OK. no questions.
now I truly understand what's important.

 

[tankerhead]

Yeah, it's about the equivelent of keying the mic and stating, "I'm transmitting."

I think maybe I'll adopt this one to add to all my check-ins.

 

[Ty Webb]

I understand this forum is all about fun and only about fun. Yes, I am a volunteer reading everything before me, etc. But seriously, fellas and dames - do you truly care "how" the other person sounds on the radio?

One of the best parts of our job is just gett'n it done. We work together no matter what.

Personally, traits such as this just make our job more colorful.

Your thoughts?

Here are some other forum favorites:

1) Pilots with backpacks
2) Pilots with gel-spiked hair
3) Pilots with earbuds in the Terminal
4) Pilots with backpacks, ear buds and spiky hair in the terminal
5) Pilots with mini guitars
6) Fat Pilots
7) Names for Flight Attendants
8) My Airline can beat up your Airline
9) My Union can beat up your Union
10) My shiny new jet I helped pay for
11) The Industry is being ruined by . . . .
12) The SKY is FALLING! Buy (Gold, Oil, Bullets, Whiskey)

Just add layover beverage, and enjoy! :laugh:

 

[TWA Dude]

/rant on

Unnecessary verbiage of any kind is my biggest gripe:

When ATC asks, "Say speed (or mach)", just answer and DON'T say "Waddya need?"

When ATC assigns you a vector "fly heading () for traffic," you DON'T respond "for traffic."

And why do most pilots request a deviation "for weather"? Why the hell else would you need to deviate?

And here's a trick: instead of trying to guess exactly how many degrees of deviation you need just state your request as "left" or "right". If ATC needs to limit you they'll say so.

/rant off

And before anyone goes to one of those websites and posts a replay of my radio verbiage I'll confess to a handful of transgressions (but in my defense I reign it in when the freq is busy):

Sometimes I'll check in with tower specifying "full stop". C'mon, it's funny, admit it. We've been cleared for the option at PHX a couple of times. (I didn't request the option, for the record.)

And when Center asks us how the ride is, if appropriate, I'll answer, "smooth as a baby's bum."