Dear lovely people who look after us mad pilots,
Out of curiosity could you explain to this rotary pilot why you tell us/me in your clearances to confirm if we are visual with a Boeing 737 /Airbus 319/320/321 / Glufstream something or other?
I don't have a fixed wing licence, they simply don't rock my boat, hence I have not a great deal of knowledge of the many varieties and flavours my fellow aviators steeds come in.
Alright I lie I do know and love the 747 & Concorde & AN225 and the 380 but they ain't going to let me swap onto one of them the next day.
It doesn't help as well when asked to confirm said fixed wing type when he is A painted in white and B still a dot.
I don't expect my fellow aviators to know every type of helicopter which is out there beating the air into submission.
I have discussed this with a fellow aviator who does fly fixed wing and he did agree with me it's a bit much expecting us to know all the different types of fixed wing.
Could we not maybe boil it down to it's an easyjet or fixed wing?
Thoughts?
If this was a stupid question then please accept my sincerest and humblest apologies and I will scuttle back to the Rotorheads forum at speed.
If you managed to read this far than let me at least thank you for looking after me and granting me my many out of the ordinary not exactly in the book requests. Much appreciated.
