tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3046628493283608233.post59406286960723523..comments2023-10-29T05:29:58.599-04:00Comments on Right-Side-of-Lowell: Listening to People Going to and Coming From WarUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3046628493283608233.post-52774415640559506252011-03-30T09:51:11.202-04:002011-03-30T09:51:11.202-04:00The big thing to keep in mind about transmissions ...The big thing to keep in mind about transmissions between pilots and Air Traffic Control folks is that if the pilot screws up the pilot dies. If the Air Traffic Controller screws up, the pilot dies. Worse if PAX are involved.<br /><br />He said with only a bit of cynicism.<br /><br />As for brevity, a story from the past, as told by James Y Meyers, who claims to have heard this radio exchange within an F-105 Flight over North Viet-nam (bad guy territory).<br /><br />RIFLE 4—RIFLE LEAD, FOUR, I've been hit, I have a fire light, my EGT is going up, my RPM is decaying, Oil pressure is dropping, my hydraulic pressure is steady...<br />RIFLE LEAD—RIFLE FOUR, LEAD, shut up or punch out.<br /><br />NEVER clog up the radio frequency. It is like Grade School. Only one person can talk at a time.<br /><br />Regards — CliffC R Kriegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10563658418464959198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3046628493283608233.post-52469273711383562782011-03-30T09:19:23.446-04:002011-03-30T09:19:23.446-04:00Thanks for the link. It IS a great opportunity to...Thanks for the link. It IS a great opportunity to tune in on the military traffic. It is impossible in the US unless you happen to have a very expensive UHF scanner as the military uses UHF freqs almost exclusively.<br /><br />For the uninitiated, Cliff forgot to mention that pilots are taught from their very first mike click to be fastidiously brief and fast in their broadcast. This of course has practical purpose. If one has ever listened to an approach or departure frequency in a major traffic area like BOS, or PHL, or DCA, brevity is essential. That doesn't necessarily preclude occasional bouts of humor.<br /><br />At a busy terminal area, a commercial flight was in the stack for final approach clearance, and the pilot inquired how much longer it would be before he was released for the approach. The harried controller shot back to "stand by." Shortly after, a voice came up on the freq saying, "BS!!" The controller immediately demanded to know who said that. Again, a pause in the transmissions. Then, "Approach, this is United 561, negative on the BS"; "Approach, Northwest 27, negative on the BS," "Approach, this is American 554, negative on the BS." <br /><br />Ground control tends to be a little more stressed. At JFK, one of the busiest ground environments in commercial aviation, a US Airways pilot became confused and made a wrong turn. The female in exasperation told the US Airways flight, "I told you to go to taxiway Bravo then turn right onto Zulu for sequencing for takeoff. You didn't follow that instruction. You stop right there and don't move until I instruct you to do so." Silence on the ground freq. Then, a sheepish voice came up with "Wasn't I married to you once?"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com