Framer - I do not think there was any "attitude" - just a lack of SOPs that get the RPT crew to communicate appropriately in the first instance. Why was no clarification given? Who knows? May be for all the reasons you say - but it is pretty undesirable if the RPT crew (two of them) are unable to maintain a continuous listening watch on the CTAF frequency between them. Why did the other pilot not call back? Who knows? Perhaps didn't have the temerity to do so. Wouldn't have been necessary if the appropriate call is made in the first instance. As for leaping and clarifying someone else's calls - give me a break. As for filing on them - well, I'd rather have achat with Ops to clarify things, but if one has to reach for the reporting paper, or even chug off a few lines to the the local rag, I'm sure it will be done.....