Great Flight

Thu Dec 31, 2009 10:56 pm

Re: Thread Hijack and mini-rant

GumpAir wrote:
Not a bad idea to make blind announcements on the radio even if you think no one's around. I do that a lot.

OK, just who are you talking to? What frequency? 122.8. 122.7. 123.45. 121.5???? Doesn't matter, it's blasting out there for 100+ miles for all to hear.

I listen to guys, and gals, out here in the desert who must be scared of the emptiness, because they never stop broadcasting their location.

"Podunk Unicom, Cessna XYZ is 10 point five northhbound, twenty miles south." Thirty seconds later it's, "Podunk Unicom, Cessna XYZ is 10 point five northhbound, nineteen miles south." Thirty seconds later it's, "Podunk Unicom, Cessna XYZ is 10 point five northhbound, eighteen miles south." On ad nauseum....

They're 6,000 feet above the ground, and they never f**king stop talking on the radio. Nobody cares, nobody wants to know where they are, and if I had time to drive out to the SAM site on base here I'd shoot them down just for the peace and quiet.

Same folks are the ones who never shut up in the pattern. "Thinking about downwind. Still downwind. Downwind some more. Downwind to right base. Oops I mean left base. Uhhh, left final. Short final. I land now. I'm gonna leave the runway now. I'm on the taxiway. I'm taxiing. I'm gonna find fuel."

Holy shit. Meanwhile three airports away two guys are looking for each other, just guessing where the other guy is because nobody else can talk while motormouth is busy playing tour guide!

OK, rant over.

Gump

i am all for safety,especially in the hobby we all enjoy. using the radio , i feel is a good thing, but as gump says, some do take it to the extreme!

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Fri Jan 01, 2010 7:19 am

Re: Great Flight

Alleged instruction from an experienced military flight lead to his new wingman: "Son, I only want to hear three things from you while in flight: "Two" (meaning I acknowledge lead's instruction and will comply), "Bingo" (meaning Two is out of gas and RTB), and "Lead's on fire" (no explanation required).

I am a firm believer that we can ALL tighten up our communications, even when they really are needed, and keep them short, clear and to the point. I hear a lot of rambling on the frequency, with what is obviously not well thought out transmissions.

Tighten it up, and don't talk unless you need to.

I'm constantly hearing the "fighting Sioux" around here with "Crookston traffic, Sioux xx is 10 miles south of the airport , transitting the area at 6,500 feet, any traffic please advise"..... Grrrrrr..

Just cause your Momma rented you a radio doesn't mean you have to use it constantly...

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Fri Jan 01, 2010 11:57 am

Re: Great Flight

Besides powerlines, male or female (good one!), logging operations are a possible gotcha. A high-lead (tower) logging show could very well have their yarder cables strung out across a small canyon or across a stream. No balls on display, and they can appear overnight in an area you think you know well-- about the only warning you'd have would be the freshly logged-off area(s). Something else to think about while you're bombing along down low. :shock: