Jay Honeck wrote:
*Does* everyone read it back?

Many do, many don't...

Going off topic for a personal rant:

You still hear a lot of garbage on the air like: "Area traffic please
advise" Which is an ego boost that really means: "I am too important
to listen to your transmissions, now YOU listen up because - I - am
more important than you are, and - I - want you to tell me where you
are and what you are doing, as - I - was doing other things and not
listening to you when you made your previous courtesy call".

Here is the briefing from Jer/: "Don't buy ENRON... read the AIM, and
LEARN how to talk on the radio"!!!!

Well, they ASKED for advice, didn't they? They got as much advice as
their CRAP transmission was worth to me!!!! Think about it... what
is the difference between "Podunk traffic" and "Podunk AREA
traffic"... other than the waste of air time and ego on the frequency.
Do you really think that YOU, a PILOT, need to be INVITED to talk on
the radio by someone who's ego is much bigger than yours, and who
doesn't have the courtesy to listen to your transmissions, nor the
training (or reading from the AIM) about what to say on the radio?

"Standard is better than 'better'... if what you are doing is SO MUCH
BETTER THAN STANDARD, go through channels and see that it is adopted
as the standard. Until then, standard is better than standard".
The AIM and the FAA Advisory Circulars are the standard!


Back on topic NOT reading back ident or squawk codes:

This VERY topic came up with both a DEN Center controller and a DEN
Class B approach controller presenting at our Civil Air Patrol
squadron meeting.

Both IMMEDIATELY said "your squawk is your response, however, if you
are confused about the code, or the frequency is VERY quiet, read it
back".

BOTH wanted only the squawk to change, or the IDENT to happen as the
ONLY response. Their point is... this is not an immediacy issue.
They will see the response in a timely manner... and they have other
things to do on other frequencies, or on the data strips, or are on
the phone.

Best regards,

Jer/ "Flight instruction and mountain flying are my vocation!" Eberhard

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