UAL radio transmissions

[jetstream]

I've noticed that, too. It must be a Delta thing.

Kinda' like all the radio calls they miss.

 

[IAHERJ]

And Delta's 768 Heavy....they never drop the "Heavy", even when not required at altitude..

 

[ERfly]

And Delta's 768 Heavy....they never drop the "Heavy", even when not required at altitude..

It's because EVERYONE needs to know they fly "The ER!"

 

[filejw]

And Delta's 768 Heavy....they never drop the "Heavy", even when not required at altitude..

Depends on the country your operating in....

 

[IAHERJ]

Depends on the country your operating in....

Yeah, I'm well aware, thanks. I'm speaking of THIS country and I think Fedex comes in a distant second in this regard but combine the( 's )possessive with the unnecessary "HEAVY" and you get a most annoying aircraft to follow over our nation's heartland(and I have many a time, once all the way to Frankfurt)....

 

[DieselDragRacer]

Pretty sure that switch is only in Republic airplanes. What's up with their loud radios and them going 3 octaves lower with each transmission?

I think this is their supplier: http://www.radioactiveradios.com/index.php

 

[redflyer65]

I looked at that 10 meter radio on the website, but said what the hell...and ordered the 20 meter.

Chicks really dig the bigger radio.

 

[248to2.8]

and here I thought the callsign "Deltas" was their way of identifying themselves as Delta South pilots. lol

 

[HA25]

Depends on the country your operating in....

Not really... Nobody uses that outside the US... Only time you see it above approach control is in Hawaii, where HCF the combined facility uses it all the time, I'm always missing it and I've even had one captain correct me "it's Hawaiian 1 Heavy, haven't you ever flown a wide body before?" ... Sigh

 

[SpaceShipEarth]

Delta's is singular possessive but the real annoyance is when Cactus then gets on and says, "cacti" which is plural, non-possessive. I find this odd.

 

[EWR_FO]

Not really... Nobody uses that outside the US... Only time you see it above approach control is in Hawaii, where HCF the combined facility uses it all the time, I'm always missing it and I've even had one captain correct me "it's Hawaiian 1 Heavy, haven't you ever flown a wide body before?" ... Sigh

Canada uses it all the time.

 

[densoo]

It's a Navy thing...

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[densoo]

Like this? Sweet!

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has tapped a two-star admiral and former Naval Academy commandant to serve as his "senior adviser for military professionalism," a newly created position to tackle military ethics problems.

Klein is a pilot who flew EC-130 Compass Calls and E-6 Mercury aircraft. She served as the No. 2 officer at the Naval Academy and, most recently, as chief of staff for U.S. Cyber Command.

At the Naval Academy in 2007, Klein launched a program that aimed to educate midshipmen about the effects of alcohol by giving them drinks on their 21st birthday and, under supervision of an instructor with a breathalyzer device, encouraging them to reach a 0.08 blood alcohol concentration.

They needed encouragement?

 

[densoo]

Like this? Sweet!

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has tapped a two-star admiral and former Naval Academy commandant to serve as his "senior adviser for military professionalism," a newly created position to tackle military ethics problems.

Klein is a pilot who flew EC-130 Compass Calls and E-6 Mercury aircraft. She served as the No. 2 officer at the Naval Academy and, most recently, as chief of staff for U.S. Cyber Command.

At the Naval Academy in 2007, Klein launched a program that aimed to educate midshipmen about the effects of alcohol by giving them drinks on their 21st birthday and, under supervision of an instructor with a breathalyzer device, encouraging them to reach a 0.08 blood alcohol concentration.

Of course, it doesn't say whether they were trying to reach 0.08 from above or below.

 

[Donald]

Why do almost all the UAL radio transmissions have so much irritating background noise in them? Are you guys using hand held microphones 6 inches from your mouths or something? They sound awful. Just listen to your flights compared to other airlines. Most headset microphones have a sponge wrap that cut out air and background noise. You all should really look into them.

They use hand mic's. Just from the several times I have jumpseated on United, the one thing they seem to do different than any other airline I have jumpseated on, is remove their headsets, turn the speaker up, and use the hand held mic's when they reach cruise. Nothing wrong with that technique, just seems to be a United thing. I've only been in the cockpit 7 or 8 times on United, but that was the one difference I noticed.