PSA: Don't be rude on the radio

Dylan Smith wrote:

Only if they are a NORDO. If both aircraft are radio equipped, it
becomes very apparent if an aircraft behind is catching up on you
quickly from how much closer the position calls are getting to your
actual position.

So what? You're both on downwind, why can't he just follow you? If
he's too fast he moves over, he may even get to a point where he's
looking right over at you. Big deal. He'll extend hiw downwind. If
that makes the slow guy nervous get over it.




Most pilots at that stage in the slower aircraft (PARTICULARLY student
pilots, who are likely to be in slower aircraft) will begin to get
anxious that an aircraft they can't see that's behind them, is catching
up on them quickly, and apparently making no allowances for them - have
they seen me? Have they heard my position announcements? Where exactly
are they?

Ask. Do you have me in sight?

On Tue, 15 May 2007 09:52:18 -0600, Newps wrote
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Dylan Smith wrote:

Only if they are a NORDO. If both aircraft are radio equipped, it
becomes very apparent if an aircraft behind is catching up on you
quickly from how much closer the position calls are getting to your
actual position.

So what? You're both on downwind, why can't he just follow you? If
he's too fast he moves over, he may even get to a point where he's
looking right over at you. Big deal. He'll extend hiw downwind. If
that makes the slow guy nervous get over it.




Most pilots at that stage in the slower aircraft (PARTICULARLY student
pilots, who are likely to be in slower aircraft) will begin to get
anxious that an aircraft they can't see that's behind them, is catching
up on them quickly, and apparently making no allowances for them - have
they seen me? Have they heard my position announcements? Where exactly
are they?

Ask. Do you have me in sight?



Thank you.

On 2007-05-15, Newps wrote:
So what? You're both on downwind, why can't he just follow you? If
he's too fast he moves over, he may even get to a point where he's
looking right over at you. Big deal. He'll extend hiw downwind. If
that makes the slow guy nervous get over it.

We're talking about a pattern full of student pilots here. If a fast
aircraft can actually fly at the prevailing speed of the pattern, isn't
it courteous to do so?

Ask. Do you have me in sight?

Houston Gulf traffic, Cessna 123 downwind screeee! tuning base, La
Porte screeee two second gap, press Push to talk "Cessna 345, Bonanza
behind me do you have me in sight?" release PTT "mid field downwind, La
Porte" click "Houston Gulf traffic, Tripacer 789 departing 13 ...."

I specifically mentinoned a busy training airfield. On a nice sunny day,
with three airfields sharing the same frequency, the radio is squealing
like a pig with heterodyning. All the (in this example) Bonanza would
have to do would be to slow to prevailing traffic speed. Is this too
much to ask? No.

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