RT a Dying Skill....
Is it just me or has standard RT getting lower, and lower, and lower....??!!
So sick of trying to get a clearance, etc and hearing absolute tripe coming from pilots either asking for or confirming ATC instructions.
YOU DO NOT blindly read back, verbatim, every word the controller says to you!
I know that flying schools and instructors do not teach these things anymore (as they haven't a clue themselves). So, you can regurgitate your 1:60 rule, blindly state the FCOM page on wet takeoff procedures but clear, precise, standard RT is of no concern? Not being a native English speaker is no excuse. A hurdle perhaps, which I thoroughly respect many professional pilots overcome, but still no excuse. That does not imply I am picking on non English speakers as my rant stems from a flight I've just come home from and it is almost across the board.
I bought out the Jepps to show the FO what I meant by standard RT and what is required, and what is not. He didn't even know that chapter existed.
Just an example:
ATC: BoBus 123, clear to enter runway 21 and hold position. Aircraft landing on cross strip. Wind 190 at 3 kts caution CB's in the area.
Pilot: BoBus 123 is cleared to enter runway 21 and hold position. There is an aircraft landing on cross strip. Wind is 190 at 3 kts. Caution CB's are in the area.
Are you freaking kidding me!? That's not mentioning basic FIR and/or freq transfers, let alone climb or decent clearances..... The standards just keep going downhill faster, and faster and faster.