Atc Communication Help?
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Thing.
Im guessing that you are talking about an airport named after a county that no loger exists, near a river estuary with a suspension bridge.
Im guessing that you are talking about an airport named after a county that no loger exists, near a river estuary with a suspension bridge.
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I called said frequency the other Day, on a CAVOK day, with every bob and dog on frequency, forgetting they did that. Oh, after manically remembering how to write, did i eventually program their squawk. Next time i shall remember to tell them to standby!
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Maybe I'm in danger of starting to feel I know what I'm doing... but 'Squawk XXXX and pass your message' has never bothered me. I do exactly that i.e. dial in the squawk (short pause therefore while I do so, though modern transponders do make that easier) then pass the message which, after all, I was expecting to do so I have already thought through.
I do think the 'pass your message' spiel gets a lot easier with time. It used to worry me a lot. So the message to the OP is keep at it, like everything else in flying it gets easier with time.*
*apart from landing which seems to go in waves.
I do think the 'pass your message' spiel gets a lot easier with time. It used to worry me a lot. So the message to the OP is keep at it, like everything else in flying it gets easier with time.*
*apart from landing which seems to go in waves.
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dial in the squawk (short pause therefore while I do so
It should be 'G**** for basic service (or whatever)
'G-**** squawk 1234'
Squawk 1234 G-****'
Short pause...
'G-**** identified, pass your message.'
Far more civilised.
...but I have a theory they think we are all mode s equipped and can just punch the code in as they read it out.
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With experience comes capacity. Once you have a few hours under your belt you'll realise what you once thought were big issues are actually fairly insignificant because now they're second nature.