Originally Posted by
Halon1211
my favorite is when ATC asks what your Mach number is, The pilot tells them, then they add all this extra unnecessary chatter by asking what they need, as if ATC is going to keep it a secret from you…. Like why the F do you waste your breath?
That doesn't really have anything to do with inexperience. Thats been asked as long as I can remember. I think a lot of pilots pick up a lot of "pilot lingo" over time on the radio and sometimes it gets worked into their own personal bank. I just hope "only a nibble" doesn't get worked in when describing bumps! Heard that one a few times.......uggh!