The unicom police

MikeD said:
Did you tell them you still make more money than them?
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Nice.

-mini
 
1) Member waving is lame, however and by whoever initiated.
2) Do your runup, checks, etc, somewhere other than the hold short line. Everyone stays happy.
 
Murdoughnut said:
So naturally I open the window, give the one fingered salute, and call ground...

"St. Pete Ground - Cessna 52633 has a stuck parking break - will need a short delay to resolve it".

Murdoughnut never passes up a chance to put a d-bag in his place :)
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I never knew Murdoughnut is such a badass!
 
Murdoughnut said:
I respect your opinion, but I just do things a bit differently. If anything, I'm guilty of not telling the story very accurately, and for that I apologize. Not going to apologize for my reaction to the guy, though. Sorry. Guess you just had to be there. Of course I'm also the same guy who knocked one of his grad school professors to the ground for calling me an idiot in front of my students - so maybe it's just a cultural difference.
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Wow.........
 
TheresaPilot said:
I have the polaroid to prove it. :laff:
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were you keeping up foreign relations?


I personally hate uncontrolled fields these days. It seems very few instructors are teaching common courtesy. I was taught and taught my students to use common sense and courtesy, especially at the uncontrolled fields.

e.g.
I personally enjoy :sarcasm: the single engine piston that hurries to beat us off the ramp then makes us wait an eternity for their runup, while we sit there wasting nearly 8 gallons a minute of JET A.
 
poser765 said:
You know I was just griping with a student the other day when I heard a couple of "last calls." What the hell is the point? Also, I don't care if you are taxing from the ramp at an uncontrolled field with one runway, one ramp, and one fbo...but thanks for telling me.
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The whole "Last Call" thing is gaining speed fast. I hate to see it gaining popularity because it sounds so "cheesy." I did hear a guy the other day plead with the other to pilot that said "last call" to make one more! It made my student and I crack up!
 
skysnake said:
The whole "Last Call" thing is gaining speed fast. I hate to see it gaining popularity because it sounds so "cheesy." I did hear a guy the other day plead with the other to pilot that said "last call" to make one more! It made my student and I crack up!
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What if they go-around? Does that mean that they fly their next pattern NORDO?
 
A-300F4-622R said:
What if they go-around? Does that mean that they fly their next pattern NORDO?
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They don't use it in that situation. It is used when an uncontrolled airport is tight next airpace. So you may need to contact atc while still over airport property and if there are many planes in the pattern and/or oppsite direction inbound taffic, saying final call keeps themfrom holding up freq with
"abc123, where are you now? abc123? Hellooooooooooooo ABC123"

As i said, time and a place.
 
I did it for a while in DRT because you have to contact laughlin right after departure but then I realized that everyone departing at that time was either me or show-me or Amflight and we all know the story anyway, so it was pointless.
 
Douglas said:
They don't use it in that situation. It is used when an uncontrolled airport is tight next airpace. So you may need to contact atc while still over airport property and if there are many planes in the pattern and/or oppsite direction inbound taffic, saying final call keeps themfrom holding up freq with
"abc123, where are you now? abc123? Hellooooooooooooo ABC123"

As i said, time and a place.
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Just say how you are going to depart the pattern and then contact ATC if appropriate. This "last call" thing is amateurish and dumb, like taxiing around with your strobe lights on, but that's a whole other topic.
 
A-300F4-622R said:
Is it standard phraseology?
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You are talking to the inbound traffic trying to flind him, you get him but he still making calls looking for you and you wouldn't advise him you are no longer going to be on freq?

Because that is un-professional, not in a book, and killing the freq? How about some common courtesy. Brother give me a break.

Time and a Place. :pirate:
 
Douglas said:
You are talking to the inbound traffic trying to flind him, you get him but he still making calls looking for you and you wouldn't advise him you are no longer going to be on freq?

Because that is un-professional, not in a book, and killing the freq? How about some common courtesy. Brother give me a break.

Time and a Place. :pirate:
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I wouldn't say "last call" that's for sure. Amateurish. Just say you are switching over to ATC and be done with it.

We fly into quite a few uncontrolled fields and if you said "last call" on CTAF, I wouldn't have a clue what you meant. It's not standard and it's unprofessional. It's a free country, you can say whatever you like on the radio, just know that others that hear you think of you as an amateur.
 
I've never heard someone say it, but if they did say "last call" I'd go land in the parking lot of the bar and order a pitcher or two.
 
"Podunk County Traffic, XYZ123 departing the pattern to the Northwest, Podunk" serves the same purpose (in addition to giving real information!) and doesn't make you sound like you're threatening to hang up on your boyfriend.
 
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