Skywest radio

[RJLoser]

There are days in MEM when I wonder if I'm listening to ATC comms or the dukes of hazzard CB.

 

[SLUF4]

This sounds like another Mach 80 thread!

 

[Nevets]

Southwest
Cactus
Delta
Compass
Night Cargo
Redwood
Air Shuttle
Chautauqua
Comair
Jetlink
Acey

...and a whole bunch others that I've heard say "checkin' in" in the last 12 months...

Sadly you are right. Not like its obvious you are checking in just by stating your altitude.

 

[SLUF4]

Southwest
Cactus
Delta
Compass
Night Cargo
Redwood
Air Shuttle
Chautauqua
Comair
Jetlink
Acey

...and a whole bunch others that I've heard say "checkin' in" in the last 12 months...

do you tally them up on a notepad? How do you keep track of this?

 

[BoilerUP]

Memory.

And those are just the ones I recall hearing in the last couple months.

 

[CX880]

People say checking in because they know it pisses off others. Don't let it affect you and maybe you'll stop hearing it

 

[Nevets]

People say checking in because they know it pisses off others. Don't let it affect you and maybe you'll stop hearing it

Say again

 

[UncleRico]

UFly Mike. Ever since I have been using one I am questioned at least once a trip. Great headset for me but the mike isnt all that powerful.

 

[makersmarc]

It is interesting that we are only complaining about the pilots. It seems that the controllers (who talk on the radio far more than pilots do) have learned how to talk so that people aren't continually asking them to repeat themselves.

One other thought: I think that there may be a difference in how the side tone is adjusted in different jets, making the pilot hear her own voice softer or louder depending on how it is set. If your own voice is blaring in your ear you will tend to speak in more subdued tones.

 

[SpaceShipEarth]

I don't "check in" I just wait until they call me... And then I tell them "I'm with ya" ;-)

 

[PBRstreetgang]

Wait, what? I thought Skywest was the best regional airline in the world and everything was perfect?

The antidote to KoolAid is reality and its a biaotch. Skywest isn't the worst but is making great strides to get there.