"Why isn't it more popular?
Because, thankfully, most pilots still adhere to correct RT procedure."
I assume correct RT only comes about because some committee has a meeting and discusses how RT can increase safety. Changes are recommended and implemented.
For instance AFIS a/c calling ready for departure, reply was for a/c to give callsign only.
Nonsense. I always taught to say taking off or holding, and later CAP413 was changed to that procedure.
Anything can be changed.
I suggested on OnTrack and others must have, to print zone freq's around the boundaries of Zones and that happened. (Although they messed up the zone altitude bits).
Also what's the significance of a Country letter in callsign.
If a German Falcon jet was ahead of me in the circuit I might not know that from it's D reg.
The fact it is German registered is insignificant, that it's a jet is.
Can't see anything wrong in old 1960's US version of Bonanza 23bravo downwind, call.
Option to give aircraft type is permitted in CAP413, go read. (The days have changed from the old HMSO 20 page publication).
And I think it should be used more often.
Round my way we now have the possibility of three AA on freq, a Piper, Cessna and Gyro.
Last edited by BigEndBob; 14th Aug 2016 at 21:25.