Thank you Tim Watson
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Thank you Tim Watson
Just to say thanks, Tim, for the article in GASCO about the radio in the UK - my sides are still hurting!
I've been fortunate to fly elsewhere in the world, do some instructing here, and now regularly talk to Heathrow director and you couldn't be more spot-on about the anachronistic non-sense that's still taught - I've seen people here drop the aircraft to fly the radio - and I'm sure it's going to kill someone one day, if it hasn't already. I agree with you - let's hope the authorities realise the sense of your suggestion and stop all this CAP413, Carpacer, exams, and simplify it - who, where and what you want - and get on with aviating and navigating first.
Please please beg, steal or borrow a copy of the latest GASCO and read the article if you haven't already.
And if you get a chance listen in to your local airways en-route frequency - I don't hear many people on that being asked by ATC for point of departure or number on board - why the hell do ATC units at the mini-Heathrows around the country (you know who you are) think they should?
I've been fortunate to fly elsewhere in the world, do some instructing here, and now regularly talk to Heathrow director and you couldn't be more spot-on about the anachronistic non-sense that's still taught - I've seen people here drop the aircraft to fly the radio - and I'm sure it's going to kill someone one day, if it hasn't already. I agree with you - let's hope the authorities realise the sense of your suggestion and stop all this CAP413, Carpacer, exams, and simplify it - who, where and what you want - and get on with aviating and navigating first.
Please please beg, steal or borrow a copy of the latest GASCO and read the article if you haven't already.
And if you get a chance listen in to your local airways en-route frequency - I don't hear many people on that being asked by ATC for point of departure or number on board - why the hell do ATC units at the mini-Heathrows around the country (you know who you are) think they should?
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Originally Posted by hooligan88b
And if you get a chance listen in to your local airways en-route frequency - I don't hear many people on that being asked by ATC for point of departure or number on board - why the hell do ATC units at the mini-Heathrows around the country (you know who you are) think they should?
If you're in an airway (in the UK) you have filed a flight plan - even if it is an abbreviated one by RT.
If you've filed a flight plan you've already told someone (somewhere) how many people are aboard and where you're going to and came from.
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