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Old 1st Oct 2017, 16:16
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JOSHUA
 
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121.5 UK pilot crass comment

Yesterday as I monitored 121.5 as we entered the London FIR, I heard a student pilot who was genuinely unsure of their position, being talked down and steered toward their nearest airfield. The weather in the area was VFR but likely marginal in places due to haze and showers, it was therefore very reassuring to hear such professionalism and a calm voice from the Controller who was guiding said pilot to safety.
What got my goat was the crass comment from an English voice wishing the lost pilot "good luck" in the most inappropriate patronising tone - completely inapproiate when said pilot may well have been on the verge of drifting into IMC and the subsequent loss control.
Can't we all just be professional and resist using 121.5 unless it's imperative that we do so?

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