drummerpilot311
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Don't tell me this forum has been here forever and I just haven't seen it. Sounds like it'll be a good one tho.
I'm intentionally vague as to exactly where I work... in today's climate in the FAA I have to be careful. I in no way intend to bash the FAA or air any dirty laundry here but being anonymous allows me the ability to be more liberal on my answers.SoFlo said:Fox Xray, where are you working out of?
DE727UPS said:I was an Air Traffic Assistant at LAX TRACON for about a year. Does that count?
Fox Xray said:I'm intentionally vague as to exactly where I work... in today's climate in the FAA I have to be careful. I in no way intend to bash the FAA or air any dirty laundry here but being anonymous allows me the ability to be more liberal on my answers.
My goal is to try and provide answers to help pilots better understand ATC. I found these forums with the purpose of lurking and increasing my understanding of pilots and I have learned a lot...
Eh... tower question. My exposure to ACARS was jumpseating and that was several years ago. Is this isolated to a single airport or do you experience it all over ??? Do other pilots on here have the same problem ??? If it's a single airport let me know which one, I know someone that can look into it. If the problem is widespread then it may just be an FAA equipment issuse.Doug Taylor said:My airline gets PDC's thru the ACARS. Sometimes when we don't receive the PDC as late as 15 minutes prior to departure (they'r enormally available about 30 mins prior), the CLNC delivery people get all preturbed and ramble on about how they send the PDC and to check it again in 10 mins.
Generally 5 minutes prior to departure, Im pretty time compressed between last minute paperwork, getting the final data entered into the FMS and if the PDC doesn't actually arrive, it just cluster-screws teh operation.
Guidance?
DE727UPS said:PDC's are the clearnace delivery guys wet dream.
DE727UPS said:Well, Max, after you've copied a clearance or two, I can tell you that PDC's make your life a lot easier. And that's what it's all about. Easy life. No calling ground or clearance. It's right there in the box. THAT should bring a smile to your face....
Maximillian_Jenius said:Unless of course you announce prior that your "student pilot". But I think that only gets you one maybe two repeats before your verbally berated!
txpilot said:I sure hope you didn't get too many IFR clearances and announce "student pilot".
As far as clearances, it one of the parts I still enjoy...of course, late at night it's usually direct, and I now have all my clearances memorized for the route, but when I was reserve it was always interesting seeing the different routings and how they worked us small guys/gals into the system.