Communication
Joined: Feb 2003
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From: UK
Yeah sounds about right 
Say on an average 2-3 hour flight, to spain or somewhere, talk to maybe 15 controllers, twice each, 10 secs per transmission. Factor in a few requests for mach number or change of level, say 3 per flight. That would total 33 transmissions totalling 5 mins 33 secs.
Say on an average 2-3 hour flight, to spain or somewhere, talk to maybe 15 controllers, twice each, 10 secs per transmission. Factor in a few requests for mach number or change of level, say 3 per flight. That would total 33 transmissions totalling 5 mins 33 secs.
Joined: Jun 1999
Posts: 408
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From: Queensland
Miss one of those frequency changes or an altitude call and you will find out how important ATC and your employer think communication is. Yet we commonly use our flight numbers as callsigns. Many flight numbers are chosen for commercial purposes, with no consideration for on-air suitability. For example, one airline I flew with had something like 8332 and 8832 scheduled in the same area at the same time.
Sorry to be off topic a bit, but this nearly resulted in a collision, and I have difficulty in understanding why the asian_ company was not interested.
Sorry to be off topic a bit, but this nearly resulted in a collision, and I have difficulty in understanding why the asian_ company was not interested.
