Originally Posted by
tnkrdrvr
“the first time you really get in a world of poop inflight your radio transmission is going to sound like a teletubby on fire being chased by a tiger. Not a good image, and again you never know when you're gonna be on the news.”
So hilarious and so true. Controlllers, other pilots, and the general public have no idea what’s going on in your cockpit. Cool, concise radio transmissions will get you what you need faster and convey that you are already doing everything that can be done.
And if that second pilot is on the ground, how are you going to communicate effectively?
My mom used to go to the doctor. He asked how did she feel. Not good. What’s wrong? I don’t know. Where does it hurt? I don’t know. What is your symptom? I just don’t feel good. It turned into a game of 50 questions. She came home, and she said her Doctor didn’t fix her. She eventually died, of natural causes, at age 94. She wanted her tombstone to read, “I told you there was something wrong with me.”
Such is the problem of a lack of effective communications.