I have just read
ASDA's initial post again.
It read ( unintentionally I'm sure ) slightly of arrogance and certainly of poor understanding of busy cockpit.I am not saying we are always busy because we are not but for example it is amazing how often CCMs manage to interrupt a radio transmission. We should ask for a repeat but sometimes fail to.
Despite this I think Hmonster is a tad OTT. I don't think it was the slight on our profession his responses suggest. This forum, indeed thread is about greater understanding and this clearly has mutual benefits. We should all be big enough to admit we don't know it all and don't always get it right ( never in my case ).
I don't think this 'us and them' attitude helps anyone and ATC are as guilty as pilots in that area.
P.S. Keep up the good work or my life assurance company will come looking for you!!
[ 17 November 2001: Message edited by: westman ]