R/T Discipline
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I recently followed the USAF thread and found myself reading the BaseOps forum. Here's a topic close to my heart that made me laugh:
I can think of one for starters; how about the comedians who start, punctuate every other word and then end their transmissions with "aaahhh....."
I can think of one for starters; how about the comedians who start, punctuate every other word and then end their transmissions with "aaahhh....."
I don't own this space under my name. I should have leased it while I still could
How about "Got some new weather for you . . . if you are interested."
Only increasing the FOG and changing the recovery!
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siy247's thread was the funniest I have seen for ages. Perhaps he should have his own forum. Anyway it's just discipline he needs. Can you imagine him loose on the airwaves... 
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Anyone that starts any transmission, in fact, any sentence with"be advised....."
should be shot.
In the stomach
and suffer a long and painful death.
Or apply to the USAF I suppose.
Ahhhh....be advised....ahhhhhh..... when I say Roger Dodger you old Codger....ahhhhhh....gotcha covered....10-4 and all that....over and out! I really mean Wilco.
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For me, "Roger - Out" and "Roger Wait-Out" make sense, what I don't understand is the logic behind, "Over and Out".
Best bit of 'VP' in a movie?
'Wild Geese' ;
Enemy Radio Operator, "hasgd fgsdgh fhjk fh opoq eorpitqp op, Roger Out"
Best reply heard, "You have been Rogered"
Best bit of 'VP' in a movie?
'Wild Geese' ;
Enemy Radio Operator, "hasgd fgsdgh fhjk fh opoq eorpitqp op, Roger Out"
Best reply heard, "You have been Rogered"
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Pet hate in fighter control. The way that single words can be expanded into many words (squeezing an inch of information into a yard of words). As in, "be advised that MAGIC73 is taxying at this time."
WHAT THE HELL OTHER BLOODY TIME DO YOU THINK YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT??????
How about, "MAGIC73 is taxying". It's not fecking difficult, is it?
I do like the (apocryphal) story about a pilot/FC who's been an utter pain in the arse and starts berating the FC/pilot across the radio. When he's finished, he recieves the reply: "Hello Pot, this is Kettle. Confirm black, OVER"
WHAT THE HELL OTHER BLOODY TIME DO YOU THINK YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT??????
How about, "MAGIC73 is taxying". It's not fecking difficult, is it?
I do like the (apocryphal) story about a pilot/FC who's been an utter pain in the arse and starts berating the FC/pilot across the radio. When he's finished, he recieves the reply: "Hello Pot, this is Kettle. Confirm black, OVER"
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True story circa 1993:
"Neatishead you are clipping your transmissions".
"oger".
The reply was unfortunately caused by ineptitude rather than the wit of the controller.
"Neatishead you are clipping your transmissions".
"oger".
The reply was unfortunately caused by ineptitude rather than the wit of the controller.
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what I don't understand is the logic behind, "Over and Out".
Out means, "I have ended my transmission & do not expect a reply"
So it would seem a bit contradictory at best, eh?
Be advised, (sorry, couldn't resist) many of our r/t terms stem from days past when my grandfather was flying & radios were large heavy boxes that generated a lot of static & may or may not be useful in transmitting messages between two stations. I find Over/Out useful on dismal HF or SATCOM/Secure Comm even (where tonal inflection is lost).
We've got some other doozys - some of my pet peeves from our radio room:
"Request to know" - just ask me the fecking question!
"Interrogative" (usually follwed by "request to know"!) - Just ask me the fecking question!
And the omni-present - "Be advised"
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Heard that the Green Machine couldn't keep their paws off the PTT during Eagle Strike last week.
They even managed to give the GR of the "downed" AH in clear while the recovery team was still 30 mins away.
They even managed to give the GR of the "downed" AH in clear while the recovery team was still 30 mins away.
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Anyone ever read that joke about the crew who got marked down on their evaluation for non standard intercom use?
Apparently it went something like this:
"Ok Johnny she's yours"
"'k. Gimme five left and slow her up a bit"
Prior to their next ride they had concocted a fiendish plan where all their conversations were along the lines of
"Pilot to Bombardier over."
"Bombardier to pilot go ahead over."
"Pilot to Bombardier, I am giving you control of the aircraft for the duration of the bomb run over."
"Bombardier to pilot, roger. I am assuming control of the aircraft for the duration of the bomb run over."
etc etc
Damn it. I ended up typing so much I might as well have searched for the original joke
Apparently it went something like this:
"Ok Johnny she's yours"
"'k. Gimme five left and slow her up a bit"
Prior to their next ride they had concocted a fiendish plan where all their conversations were along the lines of
"Pilot to Bombardier over."
"Bombardier to pilot go ahead over."
"Pilot to Bombardier, I am giving you control of the aircraft for the duration of the bomb run over."
"Bombardier to pilot, roger. I am assuming control of the aircraft for the duration of the bomb run over."
etc etc
Damn it. I ended up typing so much I might as well have searched for the original joke
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Is it me? Why have the Fleet Air Arm started using the term "floating callsign"... as in "en-route to a floating callsign"? I know they mean a ship, and if its got radio and can accept aircraft onboard... then I'm guessing in all probabability... it's a warship.
Another Americanism I hate is using "mikes" instead of minutes e.g. "ETA 10 Mikes"
Another Americanism I hate is using "mikes" instead of minutes e.g. "ETA 10 Mikes"