D -So you obviously misidentified the operator Justin works for as one
of those small or Regional airlines - aircraft from ATR72 up to 777 are
not the problem (though I agree with you about some SAAB and Metro
drivers)! Problem there is that most of their aircraft spend very little
time in the Class G and lower Class E airspace where glider pilots fly.
Hence we do not often hear the very professional operators unless we
listen on some of the shared Class A/C/E/G ATC frequencies which MOST
glider pilots avoid.
I notice that some of the professionals are now using "QLink" or
"Velocity" callsigns rather than the ones they used last year - things
change in the aviation industry. Hopefully we can train our glider
pilots to become like the REAL professionals - clear and concise
messages spoken at a measured pace, using the most effective mix of ICAO
phraseology and plain language, and avoiding the repetitive but useless
broadcasts that some in the GA and recreational training game had
adopted as a result of ill-thought-out rule changes in the past 10
years. There is a lot of bad radio procedure in CTAF transmissions from
all kinds of operators, though they can and should be a little less
formal than on busy ATC frequencies.
Justin - where and what do you fly (gliders and others)? Please continue
to be an ambassador for good airmanship!
Wombat
On 13/11/2013 12:01 PM, DMcD wrote:
So perhaps talking on the radio in a professional manner…
Wrong forum! You want to be posting that on the forum which Rex and
most other GA pilots read.
Talking as rapidly as possible when transmitting aviation related
stuff and at a normal speed and tone of voice when just chatting
appears to be the accepted "professional" standard. Oh… and don't
forget to clip the first and last words of the transmission… the
location. That's the important bit to get everyone on their lookout.
In my limited experience, the big airlines and the clubs are generally
good at radio communication while the GA lot and some regional
airlines prefer transmission to communication.
D
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