Originally Posted by
triadic
Sunfish, unfortunately Aussie bob is correct in that many pilots in the circuit area of rural airfields, in particular, just talk far too much. In making 6 or 8 calls around the circuit they are only jamming whatever frequency they are using for no other reason than to hear their own voice!
Folks,
----- they are using for no other reason than to hear their own voice!
Actually not so, they are just doing as they have been trained, or as demanded on their last check -- on pain of "failing" what was supposed to be a review, but has becomes a license renewal, and all too often a method of exploitation by certain organizations.
This is all about the "pingya" system,
where legal compliance overrides everything else, but in particular supersedes what once was called "airmanship", or as I prefer, common sense.
If you make every call , every time,
"they can't pingya".
Tootle pip!!
PS: One org. recently advised me that "CASA required/mandated a minimum of five hours dual before I could "attempt" a flight review".