Originally Posted by FougaMagister
That's about it. All the rest, as you say, is picked up when actually flying (which is why some GA pilots don't get enough exposure to a busy, commercial, R/T environment. I guess it must be frustrating to deal with an unsure GA pilot asking for Flight Information Service in the middle of your airline traffic).
Cheers
Perhaps all PPL's should have to buy a scanner as part of the training - 30 years of listening sure helped me on the PPL
Airspace, RT procedure, circuit calls, zone crossings etc were all second nature to me on the first lesson. I knew all about the London TMA, SIDS & STARS from my scanner hobby.
Yep, there are idiots out there who misuse equipment, but for most people there is no harm in them listening in. Actually, I now have one of the Kinetic SBS units so I can also see the traffic live on screen - does even more wonders for learning about airspace and the way ATC works
If you want better private pilots, you should be encouraging scanners and SBS use
RK