Bothering a Pilot on Final

On Thu, 29 May 2008 09:57:55 -0800, Dale wrote:

When I bought the airplane the wife was "okay" with flying (she was an
avid skydiver" but not super comfortable. As time went on she began to
enjoy flying as much as jumping.

I've heard it all now.

"Gig 601Xl Builder" wrote in message
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Ken S. Tucker wrote:
On May 30, 8:45 am, Cubdriver usenet AT danford DOT net wrote:
On Fri, 30 May 2008 00:27:36 -0700 (PDT), "Ken S. Tucker"

wrote:
I've never heard excessive chatter
Now that it's coming on to summer, I find that it's a rare
flight--especially on a fine Friday, Saturday, or Sunday--when I don't
hear excessive chatter. Today it was a long-drawn-out conversation at
Spencer airport in Massachusetts. Somebody was heading south. They
discussed the destination, and in what plane. Then a volley of "Have a
good day" "Yeah you too" and all that sh*t. It seemed to go on for
five minutes, but I suppose it was only two or three.

Is there provision for mis-use of communications?
I read there was, but I don't recall it being applied.
If I was a controller, it would drive me batty hearing
that drivel constipate the control frequency.

I don't believe anyone here is talking about such communication on a
frequency in use by ATC. CTAF frequencies are what is being discussed.

Spencer uses 123.0. Tanner-Hiller is the only airport within 25 miles of
Spencer that uses 123.0, but they have very little traffic.

My question is: Can a plane transmitting from twenty five miles away
interfere with local communications?

When I'm in the pattern and hear traffic at remote airports, I usually
simply key the mike and make my position report. My assumption is that I
won't be stepping on a distant transmission, and anyone in my area will hear
me.

On Thu, 29 May 2008 15:50:08 -0500, Gig 601Xl Builder wrote:

Well I'm not talking about SoCal I'm talking about SoArk and there

Ever fly to Mena?

On Thu, 29 May 2008 23:27:49 -0700, C J Campbell wrote:

Guys like Larry are one reason that student pilots
are afraid of using the radio. They are terrified of offending some
radio nanny who is going to stomp all over them for saying "please
advise," a phrase that they may hear all the time from professional
pilots. I have heard a pilot ream a student over the air on the tower
frequency for a solid ten minutes because he thought the student was
stumbling on his transmissions too much. How is that for misusing the
radio?

Don't worry, this SP has a quick five word answer.

"Roger that, go **** yourself."

On Fri, 30 May 2008 13:05:44 GMT, Larry Dighera wrote:

You're just still smarting from being enlightened about MOA airspace
not being reserved for the exclusive use of military pilots, and the
inapplicability of MARSA to civilian flights, as you apparently
believed. Don't take it personally, Jim. We all participate on
Usenet to learn, don't we?

A little nonsense
Now and then
Relished by
The wisest men. ~W. Wonka

--
Home is heaven and orgies are vile,
But I like an orgy, once in a while.

Gezellig wrote:
On Thu, 29 May 2008 15:50:08 -0500, Gig 601Xl Builder wrote:

Well I'm not talking about SoCal I'm talking about SoArk and there

Ever fly to Mena?


Yep and will be again to get my plane painted.... and to pick something
up for our former Governor.

Steve Foley wrote:
"Gig 601Xl Builder" wrote in message
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Ken S. Tucker wrote:
On May 30, 8:45 am, Cubdriver usenet AT danford DOT net wrote:
On Fri, 30 May 2008 00:27:36 -0700 (PDT), "Ken S. Tucker"

wrote:
I've never heard excessive chatter
Now that it's coming on to summer, I find that it's a rare
flight--especially on a fine Friday, Saturday, or Sunday--when I don't
hear excessive chatter. Today it was a long-drawn-out conversation at
Spencer airport in Massachusetts. Somebody was heading south. They
discussed the destination, and in what plane. Then a volley of "Have a
good day" "Yeah you too" and all that sh*t. It seemed to go on for
five minutes, but I suppose it was only two or three.

Is there provision for mis-use of communications?
I read there was, but I don't recall it being applied.
If I was a controller, it would drive me batty hearing
that drivel constipate the control frequency.

I don't believe anyone here is talking about such communication on a
frequency in use by ATC. CTAF frequencies are what is being discussed.

Spencer uses 123.0. Tanner-Hiller is the only airport within 25 miles of
Spencer that uses 123.0, but they have very little traffic.

My question is: Can a plane transmitting from twenty five miles away
interfere with local communications?

When I'm in the pattern and hear traffic at remote airports, I usually
simply key the mike and make my position report. My assumption is that I
won't be stepping on a distant transmission, and anyone in my area will hear
me.

Like a lot of things, it depends.

I've had pilots in the pattern at another airport about 40 miles away
complain that I stepped on their transmission.

The transmission from the local should over power the remote to the
other locals, but there is no guarantee that will happen.

And since airplanes use AM, it is quite possible that the remotes
will hear a squeel with both transmitting at the same time.


--
Jim Pennino

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On Fri, 30 May 2008 13:48:27 -0500, Gig 601Xl Builder wrote:

Gezellig wrote:
On Thu, 29 May 2008 15:50:08 -0500, Gig 601Xl Builder wrote:

Well I'm not talking about SoCal I'm talking about SoArk and there

Ever fly to Mena?

Yep and will be again to get my plane painted.... and to pick something
up for our former Governor.

Do you understand that makes you a dope runner, A CUR ON SOCIETY, HERE'S
PROOF.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrzMhU_4m-g

Viperdoc wrote:
For those of the readers that are unaware, Larry went trough some
considerable effort to look up my credentials, both military as well as
medical, and then sent me a long personal ranting email that detailed how
people should use and post according to his criteria and standards. It was
somewhat disorganized and rambling, and made little sense.

I'm flattered that he had nothing better to do than spend the time looking
up my history and credentials, but it is also a little weird and creepy that
he would go to such effort to send someone who disagreed with him and his
approach a rambling and ranting personal message.



I'd really like to see that. I'm sure it is hilarious.

"Viperdoc" wrote:
For those of the readers that are unaware,

I don't have the means to intercept private e-mails nor do I keep track of
all the petty squabbles on Usenet, so as a result I definitely wasn't
aware.

Larry went trough some
considerable effort to look up my credentials, both military as well
as medical,

What is wrong with checking the credentials of a poster?

I'm afraid I'm guilty of that "crime" on rare occasions. For example, if
someone posts an opinion on, for example:

* their impressions of how an aircraft handles,
* impressions on the use of a product they purchased that I happen to be
interested in,
* offers insight or opinion on something only available by studying
specialist literature I do not have easy access to or requires years of
study to understand,

and I think I would be inclined to influenced by that person's post, if
only I could be sure they were worth listening to on the subject in
question, I'd try to validate that person's background. But there is a
limit to how much effort I'd put into it.