Things you hear on the radio...

Its amazing how many times I have said that phrase and people pop up out of no where and start making calls. I think the AIM has it wrong. Use it in your initial call to wake any one up then don't use it again.
 
Champcar said:
Its amazing how many times I have said that phrase and people pop up out of no where and start making calls. I think the AIM has it wrong. Use it in your initial call to wake any one up then don't use it again.
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I'm of the opinion that if you left that phrase off, you would still get a similar response.

Fingernails-on-chalkboard as far as I'm concerned.
 
My unmonitored airport radio crap.

Initial call:
"Bar harbor traffic cessna 1234X 10 miles to the north east inbound for a full stop, Bar Harbor"

I'll monitor the CTAF from about 15 miles out to see if there are people in the pattern or what not. On the initial call i'll leave off runway/ pattern info unless the winds are kicking or I can tell that there is a buch of people in the pattern for 1 runway. The "inbound" call will get the people to wake up and announce. 5 miles out i'll lay out a plan of attack.

I never got into the habit of "traffic please advise" call. I need to get away from saying "is with ya" to ATC though, espicaily going from approach control to tower. I always want to say more than "tower, 1123X".
 
SteveC said:
I'm of the opinion that if you left that phrase off, you would still get a similar response.

Fingernails-on-chalkboard as far as I'm concerned.
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:yeahthat:

If you really want to make sure someone's there, ask for the suggested runway or something. That'll get their attention.

Besides, God gave us two ears and one mouth for a reason. If you LISTEN, you'll very quickly learn where the traffic is!
 
OldTownPilot said:
I never got into the habit of "traffic please advise" call. I need to get away from saying "is with ya" to ATC though, espicaily going from approach control to tower. I always want to say more than "tower, 1123X".
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Ahhhh that was easy....sorta....Just took a lot of punches from my instructor, and a black and blued arm after each flight. lmao.

I also think its quit funny when VFR pilot's using advisory's announce every change in altitude, when the three VFR pilot's before them were all told specifially by tower that altitude is at their discretion (sp).

My favorite though was last week in the pattern. Some dude called out every leg of his pattern with airspeed, and altitude, then decides to go around out of no where, never makes a call, and doesn't check in again until he is turning base to final. He sure envoked a colorful reply from tower.:hiya:
 
I agree that asking "any traffic in the area please advise" four times in a minute is ridiculous, but when you are coming through a practice area where at any given time there may be 5 or more cessnas at various altitudes practicing maneuvers, I see nothing wrong with asking traffic in the area to advise their position at an uncontrolled field. By the way, the practice area is on the 45 degree to the downwind leg. The first time that you have a near miss because someone does not announce their position, your attitude might change.
 
sm203900 said:
The first time that you have a near miss because someone does not announce their position, your attitude might change.
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At 11 pm?

I'm very aware of the alert area to the NW of the airport. Just have never seen anything there at 11 pm other than a Gulfstream or Lear on their way down the glideslope to 12.
 
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