Denham - Gloucestershire - Coventry - Denham
All going OK until approaching Oxford (the first turning point) - on an aircraft new to me with a radio I wasn't used to and I could not get that last 5 up on the frequency. Oh well - near enough, I can hear them so they should be able to hear me:
"Good morning Oxford Tower, this is G-xxxx requesting FIS for transit overhead".
Nothing.
"Er, Good Morning Oxford Tower - blah"
Nothing.
"Oxford Tower, Blah"
Nothing - panic!
Follows very nervous transit overhead what sounded a very busy Oxford without radio contact. Some time later tuned to Gloucestershire and fingers crossed:
"Good morning Gloucestershire, G-xxxx inbound, information x recieved"
"Good morning G-xx, pass your message"
RELIEF!
After landing: One slightly frantic 'phonecall to TPC Denham to learn that you PULLED THE KNOB to get the last 5 on the frequency - Doh!
Flight to Coventry a bit more relaxed - got a "GOOD" from Gloucestershire and was feeling a bit smug. On finals heard an aircraft call behind me and the controller say "One ahead, lets see if he makes it" - made a short field landing and vacated sharply at the first exit - erned a "VERY GOOD" on my form.
Feeling very smug on my flight back to Denham - pretty uneventful.
Radio cock up forgotten - was unbearably smug for several days later.
Great day.
AliB