Your biggest aviation pet peeves..

Stone Cold said:
Pilots who use 1.5 instead of the correct nomenclature.:insane::D
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Also if it has not been said, People who talk like Quagmire that have 8 hours of logged time. Wait I don't like anyone who talks like Quagmire. Also hate "Taking runway XX" Please leave it there for other people to use.
 
Another from me -

Pilots who will yell "clear" before starting, but don't look outside at all, or only wait about 0.25 seconds before hitting the starter.
 
"With you" Really because I couldn't tell when you keyed the mike?!

Pilots who decide to use the pilot lounge as a personal snooze room.

Again enough with the military channel, Cnn, msnbc, fox news... ughhh...

Girls in aviation who act like they are the hottest thing that walked on the airport, and guys apparently should be taking notice of them. These girls are no where near real world cute, not even reaching the level of "aviation cute." I'm talking girls with a serious case of boobie-do. I'll stop there...
 
A few more pet peeves:
-Pilots who tie up the frequency for half an hour trying to request flight following.
-Pilots who take their sweet time getting off the runway after they land. I had to do a go around today becuase of this, and I left about five miles of space between our two planes on final approach.
-Pilots who talk about what they are planning to have for dinner on the CTAF frequency.
 
pilot4500 said:
A few more pet peeves:

-Pilots who take their sweet time getting off the runway after they land. I had to do a go around today becuase of this, and I left about five miles of space between our two planes on final approach.
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He was looking up the freq to cancel. (When he gets to the gate)
 
ozziecat35 said:
I was about to go off then saw this followup. I've had a revolving stutter since I was 3 that tends to get worse under stress...(ie public speaking, interviews, ordering a beer at the bar when it's loud... etc), but when I'm in an airplane, no problems what so ever.

If you do happen upon a person with a stutter, please know we don't do it on purpose, and that we're extrememly self conscious and probably already hate ourselves because of it.




As for pet peeves? Pilots who get hired before me. :D
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Great, now I feel bad. I wasn't referring to people with legitimate stutters, I think I just used the word "stutter" to best describe what people do. It's more an issue of people just not thinking, being prepared for calls, or knowing what calls to expect and then immediately push the button and start thinking about what to say. For the most part, we know what calls to expect and at what times. I've flown with guys who haven't picked up on this yet.

I should have said my pet peeve is people not paying attention on the radio.

I'm seriously very sorry, again, I did not mean it in a way of you know what you want to say, it's just a struggle to get it out, I meant it in the way that people just don't know what to say and trip over their words because they aren't paying attention and don't know how to respond to calls.

Please forgive me, I did not mean it the way it came out......
 
pilot4500 said:
A few more pet peeves:
-Pilots who tie up the frequency for half an hour trying to request flight following.
-Pilots who take their sweet time getting off the runway after they land. I had to do a go around today becuase of this, and I left about five miles of space between our two planes on final approach.
-Pilots who talk about what they are planning to have for dinner on the CTAF frequency.
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The controllers at SAF love me because when the conditions favor it and there's an aircraft following me on final, I will pull off a short field landing and make the first turnoff. I once heard a guy describe his wifes apple pie over CTAF...It sounded good.
 
trafficinsight said:
People who whine about minor nomenclature differences annoy me ;P
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Coincidentally, I get annoyed by people who know better but refuse to use correct nomenclature or who try to sound superior by using terms like "we've got him on the fish finder", who refer to light aircraft as "little guys" and their aircraft as, "the Jet". It's called the Pilot-Controller Glossary. If you want to sound like "Cooter" from the Dukes of Hazard, go put a CB in your car and talk like a moron on that.

Wow..that evolved into a rant. Sorry.
 
flyinawa said:
"we've got him on the fish finder"

If you want to sound like "Cooter" from the Dukes of Hazard, go put a CB in your car and talk like a moron on that.
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That actually came out of my mouth the other day:D I'll blame on my pairing. The guy I am paired with was a truck driver for many years, and I am hoping not to say "ten-four good buddy" or "c'mon" over the radio.
 
dasleben said:
My arch nemesis is the King Air that always calls up on approach as "5-7-Sugar-Charlie.":bandit:
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I think we talked about that before, all-in-all though he does a good job. The one that gets me is the nXX1JS who calls himself "One Julet(no i) Sahara" it's like fingernails on a chalk board because I don't know if it's intentional or he really thinks thats how to say it.
 
I'm guessing the term, "got him on the fish finder" is out of the south. I've only heard that ONCE in the 5 years Ive been flying.

I have however had a tower to have "caution wake turbulance behind the 208" when I'm in a plane that has a large MGTOW
 
flyinawa said:
Coincidentally, I get annoyed by people who know better but refuse to use correct nomenclature or who try to sound superior by using terms like "we've got him on the fish finder", who refer to light aircraft as "little guys" and their aircraft as, "the Jet". It's called the Pilot-Controller Glossary. If you want to sound like "Cooter" from the Dukes of Hazard, go put a CB in your car and talk like a moron on that.

Wow..that evolved into a rant. Sorry.
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There's a fine line ;)

The fish finder thing makes me :whatever: as well though ;)

The little guy thing doesn't bother me. ;)
 
I'm annoyed whenever whoever is in the other seat uses a leg with a stiff headwind as a good opportunity to tell me all about their politics.

Also, the perpetual avalanche of mail from AOPA and Sporty's.
 
1. When I've been flying for hours working all day and have to listen to some dbag jet yack about fruit or chips on all ten differing catering orders. Ever hear of a freaking fax machine, or god forbid a telephone?

2. A certain B1900 operator in the midwest that seems to have no concern for local traffic, intersecting runways, actual USE of radio, or any lacking activity for a atp rated piloted ship.

3. Calling unicom: well let's write that book. You have two radios? Do your own radio check. Have asos? Use it. These same individuals doing runups on the ramp in your parking spot with planes behind you, don't!

4. Mechanics who don't listen. If I ask for oil and filter I don't expect a new hose, 10$ screw, and any other assorted thing they thought I just wanted to have and then be mad about me not wanting to pay for it because I will when my boss won't pay for it.

5. Hawker/LR/CJ/Whatever jet parks in front ramp leaves in only car for 4 hours worth of "lunch." Short of a King's bounty feast no lunch takes 4 hours.

6. RV or Bonanza parks in front of fuel pump, leaves in only car, for 4 hours.
 
* You pay a lot of money
* You wait in a line with a ton of other people
* You're greeted by someone with little concern for your well being
* Everything you have is searched, including your body
* You wait in an area with bad food and uncomfortable furniture
* Eventually you transfer into another area with bad food and uncomfortable furniture
* You're given an estimate, but honestly have no idea how long you'll be stuck in here
* A long time passes
* You are given your belongings, hopefully nothing's been stolen, and set free.



I'm taking about prison. My biggest pet peeve is that I imagine almost everyone thought I was describing the "experience" of taking a commercial airline somewhere.
 
averyrm said:
* You pay a lot of money
* You wait in a line with a ton of other people
* You're greeted by someone with little concern for your well being
* Everything you have is searched, including your body
* You wait in an area with bad food and uncomfortable furniture
* Eventually you transfer into another area with bad food and uncomfortable furniture
* You're given an estimate, but honestly have no idea how long you'll be stuck in here
* A long time passes
* You are given your belongings, hopefully nothing's been stolen, and set free.



I'm taking about prison. My biggest pet peeve is that I imagine almost everyone thought I was describing the "experience" of taking a commercial airline somewhere.
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I agree with you there, but the other side of that is when everyone around you pays 50 bucks for a coast to coast round trip ticket then they want to piss and moan when they don't get first class treatment. I'd say that's even more annoying to me.
Some guy on the shuttle bus at PHL last night sees all the Dash 8's when we turn the corner to the F terminal and goes "oh *expletive*, we aren't on one of these are we?" then goes on some little rant about how he wants something with "jet motors" on it. I wanted to go tell him "Jeez, I'm really sorry US can't manage to fill an A330 to go from Philly to Salisbury, Maryland. Anyway, the rental car lot is that way."

I'm guessing this thread's more about pet peeves that relate to actual flying... I could already fill a thread of pet peeves about the passengers.
 
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