On Guard!
11-03-2015, 07:53 AM
#22
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Joined APC: Dec 2008
Position: Left,Right, Left, Right,Right,Left, Right, Left
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Thanks again guard NAZI's... you made a difficult situation more difficult.
While trying to communicate with a distressed aircraft we had to break comms no less than 7 times for
-guard!
-check your frequency
-your still on guard
-something about someone's mother
-guaaaaard check check check
-something about delta
-and my personal favorite, "this is the emergency frequency"
no #$%ing @#$^
they made it down ok.
While trying to communicate with a distressed aircraft we had to break comms no less than 7 times for
-guard!
-check your frequency
-your still on guard
-something about someone's mother
-guaaaaard check check check
-something about delta
-and my personal favorite, "this is the emergency frequency"
no #$%ing @#$^
they made it down ok.
11-03-2015, 07:54 AM
#23
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Joined APC: Oct 2008
Position: L188
Posts: 979
Where I fly we all speak on the radio correctly as no-one understands bad radio phraseology Fins! You must be fun to listen to. Bleeding ears I can expect.
Being a Yank I can say this as it is true, American's on the radio are the worst.
Hey, what's the ride like? A DAL guy asking Bombay, no response of course.
Did I really have to spell decimal?
Being a Yank I can say this as it is true, American's on the radio are the worst.
Hey, what's the ride like? A DAL guy asking Bombay, no response of course.
Did I really have to spell decimal?
11-03-2015, 08:12 AM
#24
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Joined APC: Nov 2006
Posts: 492
Originally Posted by Braniff DC8
Where I fly we all speak on the radio correctly as no-one understands bad radio phraseology Fins! You must be fun to listen to. Bleeding ears I can expect.
Being a Yank I can say this as it is true, American's on the radio are the worst.
Hey, what's the ride like? A DAL guy asking Bombay, no response of course.
Did I really have to spell decimal?
Being a Yank I can say this as it is true, American's on the radio are the worst.
Hey, what's the ride like? A DAL guy asking Bombay, no response of course.
Did I really have to spell decimal?
11-03-2015, 09:48 AM
#26
New boss = Old boss
Joined APC: Mar 2005
Position: Ca B737
Posts: 2,762
Radio phraseology is not all that important for some things. It always makes me laugh with ATC asks for someones mach and they reply, "Mach decimal seven nine." ATC would be just as informed if the reply was, "seven nine." Does anyone really think ATC wouldn't understand without the words Mach and Decimal?
11-03-2015, 09:58 AM
#27
ULTP-Ultra Low Tier Pilot
Joined APC: Dec 2007
Posts: 3,228
Originally Posted by mike734
Radio phraseology is not all that important for some things. It always makes me laugh with ATC asks for someones mach and they reply, "Mach decimal seven nine." ATC would be just as informed if the reply was, "seven nine." Does anyone really think ATC wouldn't understand without the words Mach and Decimal?
11-03-2015, 10:21 AM
#28
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Joined APC: Feb 2006
Position: B-737NG preferably in first class with a glass of champagne and caviar
Posts: 5,912
Originally Posted by mike734
Radio phraseology is not all that important for some things. It always makes me laugh with ATC asks for someones mach and they reply, "Mach decimal seven nine." ATC would be just as informed if the reply was, "seven nine." Does anyone really think ATC wouldn't understand without the words Mach and Decimal?
11-03-2015, 11:59 AM
#29
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Joined APC: May 2005
Position: B777/CA retired
Posts: 1,483
Well, I have to agree with monitoring guard domestically. It's a waste to try and decipher the voice calls. It's only useful for picking up ELTs.
Most of my flights now are overwater out to the islands. We set up 123.45 on number 2 and 121.5 on number one. No real issues except for the certain legacy carriers that want to make their HF calls on 121.5. I mean really, you can't tell your not on HF? That frying pan noise is major freaking annoying. I just don't get it. And it seems to be the same 2 airlines doing it over and over. Of course, the best is when they check in on guard and someone says "go ahead, United," and they do their whole report. It's the little things that make your day.
123.45 can help you stay awake during the night. Had a chat with a B2 flight last month out of Guam heading home, I think they are based out of Barksdale AFB in MO. Poor SOB had been going for hours and needed some conversation. And it's very useful to get ride reports and a heads up on weather.
Most of my flights now are overwater out to the islands. We set up 123.45 on number 2 and 121.5 on number one. No real issues except for the certain legacy carriers that want to make their HF calls on 121.5. I mean really, you can't tell your not on HF? That frying pan noise is major freaking annoying. I just don't get it. And it seems to be the same 2 airlines doing it over and over. Of course, the best is when they check in on guard and someone says "go ahead, United," and they do their whole report. It's the little things that make your day.
123.45 can help you stay awake during the night. Had a chat with a B2 flight last month out of Guam heading home, I think they are based out of Barksdale AFB in MO. Poor SOB had been going for hours and needed some conversation. And it's very useful to get ride reports and a heads up on weather.
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