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John wrote:
In the US I've never read back an altimeter, I've rarely heard anyone else do it, and I've never heard anyone questioned for it. No offense, John, (seriously) but do you currently fly so many hours in so many parts of the US that you can make that broad of a statement? I only fly about 5-7 hours per week, but in the busy Northeast US airspace I *always* hear pilots, both GA and airline, read back altimeter settings. Additionally, I have heard quite a few exchanges where a controller has corrected an incorrect altimeter setting readback. Personally, I always read back any number given to me by ATC if for no other reason than to aid my own memory. -- Peter R. (via Google Groups) |
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Peter R. wrote:
John wrote: In the US I've never read back an altimeter, I've rarely heard anyone else do it, and I've never heard anyone questioned for it. No offense, John, (seriously) but do you currently fly so many hours in so many parts of the US that you can make that broad of a statement? I can certainly make that statement with absolute authority. Read it again, carefully. I speak only about my own experience. I don't claim to speak for what goes on in the rest of the US, or for the 99.99% of the time I don't spend flying. For all I know there's some weird conspiracy that everyone reads back altimeter settings religiously unless I happen to be on the frequency. But it still doesn't affect the validity of what I wrote. John I only fly about 5-7 hours per week, but in the busy Northeast US airspace I *always* hear pilots, both GA and airline, read back altimeter settings. Additionally, I have heard quite a few exchanges where a controller has corrected an incorrect altimeter setting readback. Personally, I always read back any number given to me by ATC if for no other reason than to aid my own memory. |
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John Harper wrote:
Peter R. wrote: John wrote: In the US I've never read back an altimeter, I've rarely heard anyone else do it, and I've never heard anyone questioned for it. No offense, John, (seriously) but do you currently fly so many hours in so many parts of the US that you can make that broad of a statement? I can certainly make that statement with absolute authority. Read it again, carefully. I speak only about my own experience. I don't claim to speak for what goes on in the rest of the US, or for the 99.99% of the time I don't spend flying. For all I know there's some weird conspiracy that everyone reads back altimeter settings religiously unless I happen to be on the frequency. But it still doesn't affect the validity of what I wrote. It does question the effectiveness of your hearing aids though. :-) Matt |
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