Guppiedriver
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Correct radio call:
"And Center, Flight xxx out of two phife oh for one tree thousand. Good evening."
"And?" And is as lame as using "This is XXX."
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Correct radio call:
"And Center, Flight xxx out of two phife oh for one tree thousand. Good evening."
That recommendation only applies to airplanes without brakes.Point to the line about not taxiing faster than a brisk walk and ask them about that.
Oh I probably use to make that call 10% of the time knowing all what everyone has said on this thread previously.....until one night.
We were given a crossing restriction and about 5 minutes later when we started the desent I made that 10% of the time call and then it started. The controller made about five calls to give heading changes, altitude changes, maintain altitude and such. We thought we totally screwed up. There was much confusion on everyones part and when we asked if we did anything wrong (ASAP) the controller owned the mistake and appologized to all involved.
I make that call 100% of the time. Everyone is human.
I guess there are two kinds of pilots out there:
1. The dude who thinks the FAA is watching him at all times, that his F/O will NARC on him, and that the F/A, the pax, and the rampers all are out to get him. This guy will do everything by the book, and judges anyone that doesn't as an inferior pilot. He judges one's flying skills by knowing procedures verbatim and never veering off. This dude is usually called the "anal guy who no one wants to fly with".
2. The dude who is not afraid of his shadow and understands the regs and follows them because he wants to be safe, not because they are simply written in a manual. He understands that veering off regs is ok sometimes, as using his judgement is what he's paid for. This individual is considered the "laid back" guy who many of us strive to be - of course, not all
That sums it up quite well.
If its not going to get you hurt or violated, who the hell cares?
I guess there are two kinds of pilots out there:
1. The dude who thinks the FAA is watching him at all times, that his F/O will NARC on him, and that the F/A, the pax, and the rampers all are out to get him. This guy will do everything by the book, and judges anyone that doesn't as an inferior pilot. He judges one's flying skills by knowing procedures verbatim and never veering off. This dude is usually called the "anal guy who no one wants to fly with".
2. The dude who is not afraid of his shadow and understands the regs and follows them because he wants to be safe, not because they are simply written in a manual. He understands that veering off regs is ok sometimes, as using his judgement is what he's paid for. This individual is considered the "laid back" guy who many of us strive to be - of course, not all
As somebody already wrote, reporting vacating an altitude is a holdover from older days. If the freq is busy do us all a favor and don't do it.
Another one: when reporting entering a hold don't bother saying the time. I'm willing to bet every ATC'er has a watch by now.