Bothering a Pilot on Final

Jay Honeck wrote:
Personally, I limit my CTAF transmissions to announcing my position,
and nothing else.

I'd agree. Particularly annoying are these clods running around with
handheld radios - using them
to keep track of each other, coordinate lunch, etc - nothing
whatsoever to do with the safety of
flight. Sometimes it's better to to turn the radio off than listen to
the drivel.

One of the only upsides of GA flying declining is that there is far less
of that noise on the radio now. Personally, I'd like to suffer with the
drivel again.

I really like are the guys who announce that they're "over-flying the
field at 4500 feet, heading West..."

Or the folks that announce their position and say "anyone in the
pattern, please advise". How unnecessary if they listen before hand. The
FAA has stated in writing they do not like it. I think it is in the AIM.

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Regards, Ross
C-172F 180HP
KSWI

In article GYe%j.183758$yE1.50750@attbi_s21,
"Jay Honeck" wrote:



I really like are the guys who announce that they're "over-flying the field
at 4500 feet, heading West..."

Is that really so bad? Quite common to use an airport as a waypoint, by
making the announcement it may let the other guy at 4500 overflying know
to put the paper down.

In Canada that kind of report is required if there is a Mandatory Freq.

In article 7%e%j.183762$yE1.118752@attbi_s21,
"Jay Honeck" wrote:


ROTFL! That's as dumb as the guys who -- in the presence of a stuck
microphone clogging the frequency -- announce into the blue that "Someone's
got a stuck mike -- check your mike!" -- as if the offender could hear them.

Once heard an Approach Controller tell a guy with a weak radio "you're
weak and almost unreadable, turn your volume up!".

On May 27, 8:07*pm, "BT" wrote:
If he's on the wrong freq.. how is he going to hear the call from the dumb
guy on the ground.
BT

It was someone on "our" freq thinking we were trying to communicate to
an airport that uses a different freq.

doug

"Jay Honeck" wrote in
news:7%e%j.183762$yE1.118752@attbi_s21:

If he's on the wrong freq.. how is he going to hear the call from the
dumb guy on the ground.

ROTFL! That's as dumb as the guys who -- in the presence of a stuck
microphone clogging the frequency -- announce into the blue that
"Someone's got a stuck mike -- check your mike!" -- as if the offender
could hear them.

You're an idiot.


Bertie

"Jay Honeck" wrote in
news:GYe%j.183758$yE1.50750@attbi_s21:

Personally, I limit my CTAF transmissions to announcing my position,
and nothing else.

I'd agree. Particularly annoying are these clods running around with
handheld radios - using them
to keep track of each other, coordinate lunch, etc - nothing
whatsoever to do with the safety of
flight. Sometimes it's better to to turn the radio off than listen to
the drivel.

One of the only upsides of GA flying declining is that there is far
less of that noise on the radio now. Personally, I'd like to suffer
with the drivel again.



Well, we do have to listen to you, so...


Bertie

"Bertie the Bunyip" wrote in message
...


Well, we do have to listen to you, so...


Bertie


and you, so........

"Maxwell" luv2^fly99@cox.^net wrote in news:%vk%j.3$U_5.2
@newsfe15.lga:


"Bertie the Bunyip" wrote in message
...


Well, we do have to listen to you, so...


Bertie


and you, so........




Ooow! Another IKYABWAI poast..



Sparkling!


Bertie

My personal favorite, and this was the tower at KBED, is we were
flying the ILS into 11 at KBED, at night, ceiling was said to be 300
feet or so, and half way in from the OM tower asked for the landing
light. Can you think of a better way to ruin night vision than
lighting up the inside of a cloud?

"Hanscom Tower, we'll wait until we break out."



On May 27, 1:15 pm, gliderguynj wrote:
This weekend I was flying down to Ocean City NJ.... I was second in
pattern when someone came on the radio calling to the pilot on final
approach. Pilot on final, Pilot on final....you have the wrong freq.
We were flying, and didn't reply. He came on again, Pilot on Final
you have the wrong freq.... And repeated.

Apparently the "good samaritan" was thinking of Ocean City Md, which
has a different Freq. I finally got on and TX that we are on the
right Freq......

I have to admit, the whole thing was a bit distracting! My few
seconds of being distracted by this was enough to affect my pattern
alt. I understand the person was trying to be helpful but.....If the
pilot has already made it to final, why keep on TX'g? I mean the
pilot is on Final, let him/her concentrate on putting the plane down!
The person Tx'g wasn't on the field, didn't see what was going on and
was creating more of a situation than he was trying to help prevent.

It was a good lesson for me to try and tune out nonesense and just fly
the plane. I'm glad it was just a minor distraction like the radio
and in the future I'll be better prepared for a distraction in
pattern. So I guess I should say Thanks!

Doug

On May 28, 10:22 am, Dale wrote:
In article GYe%j.183758$yE1.50750@attbi_s21,
"Jay Honeck" wrote:



I really like are the guys who announce that they're "over-flying the field
at 4500 feet, heading West..."

Is that really so bad? Quite common to use an airport as a waypoint, by
making the announcement it may let the other guy at 4500 overflying know
to put the paper down.

In Canada that kind of report is required if there is a Mandatory Freq.

I recall being taught to announce a position when overflying an
airport (assuming you aren't overflying by some ridiculous amount).
I announce when overflying to have a look-see before joining the
pattern. Someone else might be doing the same thing.