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03-23-2019 | 01:09 PM

#11

trip

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Running late last week (zero dark thirty) across the cargo hub country and stupid calls going on then too, no RJs around.

03-23-2019 | 01:16 PM

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BoilerUP

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How late?

In over 4 years, can’t say I’ve heard any stupidity on Guard east of the Mississippi between 2-6am.

03-23-2019 | 01:23 PM

#13

TiredSoul

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From: Paahlot

If you happen to sit next to somebody, left or right, who meows on 121.5 then feel free to give them a backhand to the face.

03-24-2019 | 08:42 AM

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chrisreedrules

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From: CRJ FO

I’ll be honest. In my years at a regional I’ve only flown with 1 person who did anything on guard. And I have only heard of 1 other person at my company. I have however sat on a mainline jumpseat and watched the CA and FO get a kick out of saying stuff on guard. I think blaming regional pilots for guard shenanigans isn’t really telling the whole truth.

03-24-2019 | 05:34 PM

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jake cutter

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^ this. Regional guys are mostly super serious “I’m a jet pilot now” ex cfis who try and do things by the book. Mainline guys don’t give AF.

03-24-2019 | 05:54 PM

#16

Meow1215

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Quote:

Originally Posted by jake cutter

^ this. Regional guys are mostly super serious “I’m a jet pilot now” ex cfis who try and do things by the book. Mainline guys don’t give AF.

I disagree - there is non-SOP pilots any every airline be it regional, major, cargo, etc. They are in the minority though, most of those types tend to get weeded out eventually.

Also, despite the handle - I don't use guard for meowing. I won't lie, I frequently get a chuckle when I do hear it, and then the guard police go haywire (is it really Delta though?). But I use guard for lost comms and of course inadvertently when I'm trying to use radio two's standby frequency as the active.

03-24-2019 | 07:41 PM

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Day4mx

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Whatever part of the continent im flying in...for every 1 meow i hear, i hear 10 jet blue guys looking for a freq

03-25-2019 | 02:12 AM

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Blackhawk

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Funny, I never, and I mean never hear any of this crap on Guard overseas.

On the flip side, for those who feel compelled to be the Guard police, don’t. Please. It’s like chumming the water and just makes it worse. Let it die. If the immature idiots doing don’t get a reaction they stop.

03-25-2019 | 02:04 PM

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brigadeaviator

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Used it a couple of times to help out planes that didn’t get the handoff and no reception. Friends at approach and center would tell me that people don’t realize the entire facility has to hear the bickering over the speakers. Worst was when people were looking for a missing aircraft and kept asking for people to be quiet on the frequency... still didn’t stop people from acting like morons.

03-25-2019 | 02:08 PM

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Blackhawk

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Quote:

Originally Posted by brigadeaviator

The worst was hearing an airplane in distress. Other aircraft where calling him and trying to relay to center. Meanwhile the Guard police, who couldn’t hear both sides of the conversation, were jumping in, “Yur on Guard!!” and cutting out the transmissions. Then idiots would jump in with “meow”. All with an emergency going on.