When I was doing my PPL my RT was appalling (some say it still is
). My mistakes were :
1. Starting to speak as I pressed the PTT thus clipping the beginning of the message.
2. Speaking too quietly
3. Releasing the PTT as I was finishing the message thus clipping the end of the message.
Belated apologies to Southampton ATC <img src="redface.gif" border="0">
The whole thing basically stemmed from being unsure of what I was supposed to be saying.
The clipping was cured when I started to repeat to myself what I was going to say before I said it. The quiet speaking was cured when my instructor reminded me that I was loud enough in the bar so there was nothing wrong with my throat
It is the ONLY bar habit I take into the cockpit with me. <img src="tongue.gif" border="0">
After saying all that, I still stumble over a call occasionally. Is there anybody who doesn't out there? Liars