Typhoon1244
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I must give credit where credit is due: a couple days ago, MetroSheriff suggested a new thread about radio technique pet peeves. I couldn't wait for him to start it, so...
First of all, the correct phrase is "position and hold." It's not "pos. and hold," "pause and hold," or even [shudder] "on the hold." Are guys really in such a hurry that they can't say the word "position" without tripping over their tongues?
If you hear two people completely step on each other, how about a nice, crisp "blocked?" Is it really necessary to bellow "BLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOCKED" for ten seconds?
And speaking of "blocked," remember when we were getting our private pilot licenses, and they told us to listen to a new frequency for a few seconds before checking in? Remember that? Why do so many people forget about that when they get their ATP's?
And finally, I heard this a while back: "Memphis Center, Delta Sixteen-Twenty-One's with you descending to two-four-oh, out of twenty-seven five on my mark. Mark! Good morning." If only I'd had a Sidewinder...
[Disclaimer: my radio technique is by no means flawless. I have been known to do things like transmit on the wrong radio and say thing like "was that for us?" These, however, are mistakes. I'm complaining about stuff I hear people do all the time.]
[Note: MetroSheriff isn't around since his three-month-old son is in the hospital. Be sure and wish him luck..!]
First of all, the correct phrase is "position and hold." It's not "pos. and hold," "pause and hold," or even [shudder] "on the hold." Are guys really in such a hurry that they can't say the word "position" without tripping over their tongues?
If you hear two people completely step on each other, how about a nice, crisp "blocked?" Is it really necessary to bellow "BLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOCKED" for ten seconds?
And speaking of "blocked," remember when we were getting our private pilot licenses, and they told us to listen to a new frequency for a few seconds before checking in? Remember that? Why do so many people forget about that when they get their ATP's?
And finally, I heard this a while back: "Memphis Center, Delta Sixteen-Twenty-One's with you descending to two-four-oh, out of twenty-seven five on my mark. Mark! Good morning." If only I'd had a Sidewinder...
[Disclaimer: my radio technique is by no means flawless. I have been known to do things like transmit on the wrong radio and say thing like "was that for us?" These, however, are mistakes. I'm complaining about stuff I hear people do all the time.]
[Note: MetroSheriff isn't around since his three-month-old son is in the hospital. Be sure and wish him luck..!]