There are other frequencies

[boondr]

If you hear the controller talking to a "Viper", "Axman", or other mildly cool military sounding callsign or even any another aircraft don't wait one second and hearing no reply start talking. 90% of the time you are stepping all over someone else's transmission on another frequency. This has been a Public Service Announcement from your neighborhood controller. That is all.

 

[dasleben]

...can I get direct? :bandit:

 

[SurferLucas]

If you hear the controller talking to a "Viper", "Axman", or other mildly cool military sounding callsign or even any another aircraft don't wait one second and hearing no reply start talking. 90% of the time you are stepping all over someone else's transmission on another frequency. This has been a Public Service Announcement from your neighborhood controller. That is all.

Po-to-mic Approach...Cherokee 456'er Sugar Pop...I'd like Vee-F-Rrrr flight followin' to Kilo Delta Charlie Alpha at too thousand, fife hundered....over!

 

[Screaming_Emu]

But what if I need to check in?

 

[ghoster]

blocked

ps: where are the emoticons at now, cant find them to add to my smart remarks.

 

[BeRich]

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ps: where are the emoticons at now, cant find them to add to my smart remarks.

Go into the advanced reply thing, and then they're right there. :dunno::whatever::laff::insane::cwm27::clap::beer:irate::bandit::hiya::drool::crazy::yup::rawk: ....and that's without clicking in the 'more' button, which i am of course too lazy to do :bandit:

 

[dasleben]

Po-to-mic Approach...Cherokee 456'er Sugar Pop...I'd like Vee-F-Rrrr flight followin' to Kilo Delta Charlie Alpha at too thousand, fife hundered....over!

Grrr, you just reminded me of my arch nemesis: King Air 5-7 Sugar Charlie...

 

[Screaming_Emu]

Grrr, you just reminded me of my arch nemesis: King Air 5-7 Sugar Charlie...

Mine is the guy (comair I think) who takes each freq change with "keep smilin buddy!"

I'm sure it wouldn't be nearly as annoying if I ever hear him at a time that isn't 6am.

 

[SurferLucas]

Grrr, you just reminded me of my arch nemesis: King Air 5-7 Sugar Charlie...

We have a Stinson Reliant around here, the last of his tail # is BF and he call's himself "Big Fred"...ugh it's painful.

I thought it was funnier asking for VFR to KDCA myself. Can I fail myself, or is that jhugz thing only?

 

[ghoster]

Go into the advanced reply thing, and then they're right there. :dunno::whatever::laff::insane::cwm27::clap::beer:irate::bandit::hiya::drool::crazy::yup::rawk: ....and that's without clicking in the 'more' button, which i am of course too lazy to do :bandit:

Cool, thanks:insane:

 

[dasleben]

Mine is the guy (comair I think) who takes each freq change with "keep smilin buddy!"

I'm sure it wouldn't be nearly as annoying if I ever hear him at a time that isn't 6am.

I've heard that guy, too. I remember thinking "What did he just say?"

We have a Stinson Reliant around here, the last of his tail # is BF and he call's himself "Big Fred"...ugh it's painful.

I thought it was funnier asking for VFR to KDCA myself. Can I fail myself, or is that jhugz thing only?

Not as bad as the Cirrus with the XXXGW N-number calling himself "George Dubya." Can't make this stuff up. :rotfl:

 

[Hacker15e]

If you hear the controller talking to a "Viper", "Axman", or other mildly cool military sounding callsign or even any another aircraft don't wait one second and hearing no reply start talking. 90% of the time you are stepping all over someone else's transmission on another frequency. This has been a Public Service Announcement from your neighborhood controller. That is all.

A valid point for the military guys to take to heart, too.

Just because you don't hear the controller speaking on your UHF freq doesn't mean he's listening to silence over on the Victor freq he's also working. Wait until the natural break in the phantom discussion he's having with Skywest 6969, and THEN check your flight in. ("Twoop" "Threep" "Fourp")

 

[MikeD]

A valid point for the military guys to take to heart, too.

Just because you don't hear the controller speaking on your UHF freq doesn't mean he's listening to silence over on the Victor freq he's also working. Wait until the natural break in the phantom discussion he's having with Skywest 6969, and THEN check your flight in. ("Twoop" "Threep" "Fourp")

For the longest time, light greys were UHF only as I believe dark greys were. Whereas Vipers were uniform and vic, and Hogs were uniform/vic/FM. Have Eagles gotten a VHF now?

 

[boondr]

Po-to-mic Approach...Cherokee 456'er Sugar Pop...I'd like Vee-F-Rrrr flight followin' to Kilo Delta Charlie Alpha at too thousand, fife hundered....over!

Minus the DCA and phraseology that isn't close to as bad as it gets, pilots will tell you about the podunk town they are over, the year, color, and kit model of their homebuilt in initial call up.

My favorite all time call was the lost VFR guy who violated the SFRA and called the controller looking for help "over a replica of the Washington Monument"

"What makes you think its a replica?"

"Because we're not supposed to be over the real one"

 

[Hacker15e]

For the longest time, light greys were UHF only as I believe dark greys were. Whereas Vipers were uniform and vic, and Hogs were uniform/vic/FM. Have Eagles gotten a VHF now?

That was just added in the last 6-9 years, as Eagles had to fly Noble Eagle sorties.

 

[SurferLucas]

Minus the DCA and phraseology that isn't close to as bad as it gets, pilots will tell you about the podunk town they are over, the year, color, and kit model of their homebuilt in initial call up.

My favorite all time call was the lost VFR guy who violated the SFRA and called the controller looking for help "over a replica of the Washington Monument"

"What makes you think its a replica?"

"Because we're not supposed to be over the real one"

Was that guy's name "Dasleben" and was he flying a Cessna 402? I keed, I keed

 

[SteveC]

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My favorite all time call was the lost VFR guy who violated the SFRA and called the controller looking for help "over a replica of the Washington Monument"

"What makes you think its a replica?"

"Because we're not supposed to be over the real one"

Funny!

 

[derg]

Like Mike Tyson said in "The Hangover":

Nicccccce!

 

[dasleben]

Was that guy's name "Dasleben" and was he flying a Cessna 402? I keed, I keed

Oh, burn!

 

[ppragman]

If you hear the controller talking to a "Viper", "Axman", or other mildly cool military sounding callsign or even any another aircraft don't wait one second and hearing no reply start talking. 90% of the time you are stepping all over someone else's transmission on another frequency. This has been a Public Service Announcement from your neighborhood controller. That is all.

Actually, as soon as I hear someone that flies something cooler than me on frequency, I immediately request direct, an altitude change and start giving out pireps. That way I won't think about how much cooler it'd be if I flew a CRJ...