Originally Posted by SATCO
Apols RNGrommits... didn't mean to miss you from the "g'day" scenario - we were clearly doing a parallel posting!
No-worries. If you were talking face to face you would always be polite, No reason not to be on the RT. Similarly, if you were listening to a frequency and the controller sounded like they were working there arse off, short & sweet as a pilot works just as well. If a pilot is a baby pilot (GAT obviously, cabair, 1st navex etc) and the needs a bit more help, we will always give that bit more consideration too. Standard RT works, but there is always a bit of flex. If the controller is too hung up on standard RT then they are going to have a high BP and an early cardiac. Disrection, and your professionalism as an ATCO sorts the boys from the men(no gender discrimination meant) and is something that a seasoned controller should pride himself on.
Not meaning to teach you to suck eggs.