Any traffic please advise

My standard answer to those poor fellas is, "OK Nxxxx, my advice is
that you are ugly!"... I have yet to receive anything but silence after
that...

denny

On Sat, 26 Aug 2006 12:40:20 GMT, B A R R Y
wrote in
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On Sat, 26 Aug 2006 00:17:17 GMT, "Dave Stadt"
wrote:

My best one I have heard was some knucklehead who asked "any traffic in the
area say intentions." I did exactly what he asked.


Did you include what you planned on having on the pizza later, and if
you decided to wash the car after you landed? G


He probably uttered "intentions" into the microphone, thus
substituting a lame attempt at humor for professionalism in a critical
phase of flight.

"Dan Luke" wrote:


"Cubdriver" wrote:

Both responses are incorrect.

"Traffic in sight (the correct response) makes it very clear that you have
the traffic in sight.

"Looking for the aircraft" makes it very clear that you are looking
for the aircraft but haven't yet seen it. You would prefer silence?

I would prefer to say the correct response without making up phraseology.

--
Dan

Dan, what is your response when you have only had one-three seconds to
look and have not yet found the traffic? This happens often.

Ron Lee

"Dan Luke" wrote in
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"Viperdoc" wrote:

Have to agree that "looking" in response to a traffic call is
reasonable. Saying "roger" makes it unclear as to whether you
actually have the traffic in sight.

Both responses are incorrect.

"Traffic in sight (the correct response) makes it very clear that you
have the traffic in sight.


OK, then what do YOU say to ack. the call, but you have not yet seen the
traffic????

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"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote:


"Andrew Sarangan" wrote in message
roups.com...

I will admit of having used the "traffic in the area please advice".
However, I think I have a reasonable justification. When ATC drops you
off 5 miles from an uncontrolled airport, you are flying a fast
airplane, you don't have a lot of time to figure out the other
airplanes in the traffic pattern.


Why not? What prevented you from monitoring CTAF prior to being "dropped"
by ATC?

I only have one radio.

Ron Lee

"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote:


"zatatime" wrote in message
.. .

Why wouldn't you fly a pattern like everybody else?


Because it wastes time and is less safe.

So does the Champ about to turn short final have to go around for the
Citation that is on five mile final?

Ron Lee

"Ron Lee" wrote in message
...

I only have one radio.


What fast airplane do you fly?

"Ron Lee" wrote in message
...

So does the Champ about to turn short final have to go around for the
Citation that is on five mile final?


No.

So does the Champ about to turn short final have to go around for the
Citation that is on five mile final?

Nah. The Citation will be down and parked by the time the Champ reaches
the threshhold.

Jose
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ET wrote:
"Dan Luke" wrote in
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"Viperdoc" wrote:


Have to agree that "looking" in response to a traffic call is
reasonable. Saying "roger" makes it unclear as to whether you
actually have the traffic in sight.

Both responses are incorrect.

"Traffic in sight (the correct response) makes it very clear that you
have the traffic in sight.



OK, then what do YOU say to ack. the call, but you have not yet seen the
traffic????

If I haven't seen the traffic before the ATC call, I scan for 3-5
seconds. If I can't find the traffic after this time, I reply "ATC,
N12345, negative contact on the traffic."

Matt