Unfamiliar ATC terminology
 

During one of my earlier PPL lessons, we received traffic information from ATC about someone on short final, whilst we were joining on left base. My instructor at the time told me to reply 'ROOKIE' in response to this.

Having since done the CAP413 RT course, there was no mention of 'ROOKIE' in standard RT phraseology. Can anyone tell me what this means?

I would ask the instructor but I have since moved home / flying school.

Thanks in advance.

Its a long shot but are you sure you didn't mishear him say "looking"?

I'm pretty sure it wasn't 'looking', because at the time I queried it before making the call as it wasn't something I'd heard before.

Was your instructor, by an chance, an American ??

:p

No, he was English

Ah. Must have been "nookie?" then.

rookie?
 

rookie now that is a new one on me. i thought you were meant to say tyro, anyone care to comment?

I've been in the ATC game since 1966 and I've never heard that word ever before..

In a nutshell, it is NOT standard RTF phraseology. I think your instructor was just trying to indicate to the controller that you were lacking in experience, and to bear this in mind when passing instructions.

Rookie??!!
 

Sure he wasn't offering you a biscuit. Cookie?

Sounds like your instructor watches to much American TV and or movies <G>... Rookie is a trainee or new person with no experience...

regards

Chief Instructor Kawasaki
"Rookie Orr Over For Uvver Airpranes, or get in big Tlouble!!!! :D :D :D :D