New airline pilots on the radio

[Freebrd]

Even the Lightening F150 Bunkie?

 

[Dornier 335]

Personally- I'd rather hear "cessna skyhawk, midfield left downwind rwy24" & "Cessna 150 on left base rwy24".. than.. "Cessna N23456791x on left downwind" & "Cessna 983746KE on left base"

Diff'rent strokes diff'rent folks i guess...

--btw-- I'd think you'd figure your HOW MANY planes are there by listening for their location when reported

Back when I flight instructed it was common to use "Cessna" for se, "Twin Cessna" and "Citation".

 

[SpauldingSmails]

The examples in the AIM use the aircraft model name and last 3 characters of the registration. Example: "Skyhawk 45L"

 

[acaTerry]

I would love to fly with all the uptight radio nazis and bring a bag of coal with me, I'd retire before 40 from all the diamonds they produced....boom!

Why are they nazis? I mean, it seems every time somebody expects a pilot to do their job right, someone is throwing out "nazi" at them.

And don't forget to add to the list the guys who thank ATC with every instruction.

 

[BuckMurdock1]

The examples in the AIM use the aircraft model name and last 3 characters of the registration. Example: "Skyhawk 45L"

Bingo-- now doesn't that seem a bit more reasonable than saying "cessna N2398435EX" all the time? shorter on radio too

Gonna go back to planning my blitzkrieg and overall world domination...

 

[Singlecoil]

And, "how long is the final", always loved that one. Whatya gonna do, make a PA below 10K when you're entering downwind?

I ask this question because I want to know how to configure. The 737 has flap speed restrictions and isn't as easy to bring down as other jets. If they want a short approach you are going to need the gear right now. Throw the gear early when final is stretching out to 20 miles and you are adding a lot of power later and wasting fuel.

 

[HA25]

Next flight, try the decaf.

HAL

agreed....

That said, 25 years of doing this and I usually make those amateur mistakes at least once a flight... oddly, when I'm flying outside the US I get much more serious and go pure ICAO Radiotelephony.

 

[Flopgut]

Recent Bogota trip I made my last 2 transmissions with approach en espanol. I don't speak Spanish, but my Spanish is not much worse than their English.

 

[Uncle Bunkle]

Recent Bogota trip I made my last 2 transmissions with approach en espanol. I don't speak Spanish, but my Spanish is not much worse than their English.

When you landed did they give you a cookie?

 

[Flopgut]

Si....

 

[FurloughedAgain]

When number one for the runway... "In sequence". In sequence behind what?

When number 3 for the runway "in sequence" what exactly do you expect ATC to do with that information?

 

[Uncle Bunkle]

Even the Lightening F150 Bunkie?

Yes, but not the Harley version.

 

[Freebrd]

Raptor version?

 

[SWA Bubba]

Raptor version?

Well, since his avatar suggests that he's into really, really old things, I'd have to guess the "Duesenberg edition."

Bubba

 

[Freebrd]

Haven't seen that version Bubba. Wait, you trying to 'bunkie' me?