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Mach 80

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When a controller pints out traffic during cruise at the flight levels, he/she is only doing it simply so you won't be startled seeing another aircraft coming at you. After acknowledging the call, it is NOT necessary nor required to make another call to center to report the traffic "in sight". The controller really doesn't care too much.

Yesterday there were two blocked transmissions because pilots unecessarily called back to report "traffic in sight". An AA flight bugged INDY center TWICE to let the controller know the traffic was in sight....the second time with great irritation in his voice because he wasn't responded to on the first transmission when it was quite clear the controller was doing some coordination.
 
Lookie here... it's old man Mach80 with another transmission complaint.

Are you the guy who fills up the suggestion box at Wendy's?
 
When a controller pints out traffic during cruise at the flight levels, he/she is only doing it simply so you won't be startled seeing another aircraft coming at you. After acknowledging the call, it is NOT necessary nor required to make another call to center to report the traffic "in sight". The controller really doesn't care too much.

Yesterday there were two blocked transmissions because pilots unecessarily called back to report "traffic in sight". An AA flight bugged INDY center TWICE to let the controller know the traffic was in sight....the second time with great irritation in his voice because he wasn't responded to on the first transmission when it was quite clear the controller was doing some coordination.

Cool thanks for the info Maverick. You must be a real joy to fly with.
 
I'm "with you", Amish and cocknbull.
 
You just posted this 6 months ago. If you have already posted it, you do not have to keep posting it again and again and again.

http://forums.flightinfo.com/showthread.php?t=111692

Extraneous useless radio phrases
Posted my Mach 80
ATC gives you on-coming trafiic above 18,000' solely so you won't get startled by seeing the traffic so there is absolutely no need to call back ATC a minute later to tell him you have him in sight --he doesn't care!
 
Gentlemen,

Don't you know it is not necessary to respond when some anal Captain is taking up valuable server space that could otherwise be used to actually teach us all something useful on Flightinfo center. Then you take up more server space to respond. Geeez

BTW Mach 80,

Reread the first sentence of your gripe, WTF do I do the next time a controller"pints" out traffic to me. Bet you are the same type Captain that says everything is company standard in your initial brief only to reinvent the manual every leg for the next four days. No thanks!!!
 
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Get a f@cking life Mach!! Then again, six months is up, so it's time to start your lame-a$$ thread on phraseology. Funny thing is that people don't give a sh!t, we read more for the amusement. Thanks for the laughs.
 

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