When to acknowledge ATC

wrote:
By regulation, Air Force pilots read back all altimeter settings. I
think its a good practice and continue to do so although not required
by civil regs. The only time I don't is when ATC blanket broadcasts a
new setting to all airplanes on freq.


I agree and do that also ... even though I never benefited from Air
Force training. :-)


Matt

Happy Dog wrote:

Do you only talk to towers? Possible. But tricky in some places. Anyway,
are you saying you almost always stay below Class Bravo?

Yes, the only time I talk with controllers is when I am entering the airspace of
a controlled field. When possible, I stay under or over class B airspace. I have
gone through Newark once and Orlando once, but generally I avoid the Bs one way
or another.

George Patterson
There's plenty of room for all of God's creatures. Right next to the
mashed potatoes.

"George Patterson" wrote in
Do you only talk to towers? Possible. But tricky in some places.
Anyway, are you saying you almost always stay below Class Bravo?

Yes, the only time I talk with controllers is when I am entering the
airspace of a controlled field. When possible, I stay under or over class
B airspace. I have gone through Newark once and Orlando once, but
generally I avoid the Bs one way or another.

OK. Then, FYI, expect an altimeter setting whenever you contact approach,
departure, terminal or center. I guess I'm just used to almost always
talking to some facility when I'm travelling.

moo