tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3356602344547709264.post3651785274213367844..comments2024-02-19T16:15:03.733-08:00Comments on View from the control tower: Controller pet peeves: Part 1CaptainVectorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16340951040263403005noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3356602344547709264.post-84353384575957322192011-05-17T23:14:38.150-07:002011-05-17T23:14:38.150-07:00Steve -
Thanks for the comments. I personally do ...Steve -<br /><br />Thanks for the comments. I personally do not have a problem with the "seeya" and "good day" type acknowledgements of frequency changes, and often tag something of the sort onto the end of the frequency change instruction. The real issue is when there's a control instruction that needs pilot acknowledgement in order to be used for separation purposes. It's long been the policy that an instruction that goes unacknowledged is no better than one that was never given in the first place. Runway assignments and hold short instructions have required readbacks from the pilot for some time now. The recent shift in enforcement attitude is one of clarification: The readback has to include the acknowledgement and the callsign. One without the other doesn't count, even if it's the same pilot's voice in all transmissions with that airplane, and even if that's the only plane on your frequency. I see the point, but if we carry this to the logical extreme, then we'll get to the day when I have to say "LAX tower" in each and every transmission, even after we've established radio communications with a given aircraft. I probably shouldn't even write that -- it'll give somebody ideas . . .CaptainVectorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16340951040263403005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3356602344547709264.post-15257043950442294892011-05-15T08:38:13.916-07:002011-05-15T08:38:13.916-07:00Here's one pilot who agrees with your rant! ...Here's one pilot who agrees with your rant! You and I have probably talked a time or two, as I drive something with an Eskimo on the tail. Sloppy radio procedure isn't only unprofessional, it's downright dangerous. <br /><br />(I will admit that I am one of those guys who says "see ya" when leaving the freq sometimes...I don't know if that is also one of your pet peeves)Stevenoreply@blogger.com