Does anybody else find it slightly annoying listening to some of the booger eaters on aviation frequencies?
Today, even a military guy (I think) in a T-34, north on the coastline through Palomar Airport's Class D (Southern California) was asked by tower to "ident." It's almost a bad cliche to hear a pilot say "Standby for the flash" after that. To me, that has super geek written all over it. How about "Roger?"
I also have noticed a large percentage of general aviation folks starting their initial contact with controls with the word "And" drawn out for a second or two. I have no idea why this is. It goes like this..."Aaaaand Cessna xyz, over Lakeside with information Alpha for landing.." What's with saying "And" when establishing comms with ATC?
Then there's the folks that turn the aviation comms into a song. I can't even describe it here but instead of just talking to somebody in a plain voice like over the phone or face to face, the aviation comms take on a whole life of their own. Makes me want to slap somebody through the radio.
I'm sure there are some good stories out there. This is only the tip of the iceberg.
Rant complete.
Today, even a military guy (I think) in a T-34, north on the coastline through Palomar Airport's Class D (Southern California) was asked by tower to "ident." It's almost a bad cliche to hear a pilot say "Standby for the flash" after that. To me, that has super geek written all over it. How about "Roger?"
I also have noticed a large percentage of general aviation folks starting their initial contact with controls with the word "And" drawn out for a second or two. I have no idea why this is. It goes like this..."Aaaaand Cessna xyz, over Lakeside with information Alpha for landing.." What's with saying "And" when establishing comms with ATC?
Then there's the folks that turn the aviation comms into a song. I can't even describe it here but instead of just talking to somebody in a plain voice like over the phone or face to face, the aviation comms take on a whole life of their own. Makes me want to slap somebody through the radio.
I'm sure there are some good stories out there. This is only the tip of the iceberg.
Rant complete.