Originally Posted by
FlyerJosh
I usually use:
"Del rio traffic, blah blah blah blah... Del Rio"
IMO, "Traffic" is appropriate at the beginning to identify who you are talking to (as opposed to "Unicom", FBO, etc). At the end it really isn't necessary. Sometimes I'll even omit the second airport call out if it's quiet on the frequency or I know that where I am transmitting there is no overlap with other unicom/multicom freqs.
Same call that I make except that I never leave out the last Del Rio. There are so many times I am approaching an uncontrolled field and miss the first part of someones call because it comes out too fast or I was midconversation with my fellow pilot on the intercom. If I can hear it at the end I am able to determine if it will influence me.