tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post6993329075780328388..comments2024-03-13T09:47:40.487+00:00Comments on Cockpit Conversation: Keep Your Ears on Good BuddyAviatrixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634111275860140084noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-62824375121964548792009-03-10T01:38:00.000+00:002009-03-10T01:38:00.000+00:00Actually, maybe it's not because they have Canadia...Actually, maybe it's not because they have Canadians flying around in Texas, but because of Mexicans, who also use alphabet callsigns.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02796518822601535347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-47559198251248481992009-03-08T14:45:00.000+00:002009-03-08T14:45:00.000+00:00I thought the exact same thing the first time I he...I thought the exact same thing the first time I heard a StarCheck call. "Who would use Star Trek as their callsign?"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-72403732760995622582009-03-07T17:38:00.000+00:002009-03-07T17:38:00.000+00:00My FO and I were having fun employing trucker slan...My FO and I were having fun employing trucker slang on the radio a few months ago. We only did such while communicating with company outstations and informing them that we would require 'motion lotion' upon arrival. What can I say? We were bored...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-13556785533040070762009-03-07T13:50:00.001+00:002009-03-07T13:50:00.001+00:00CBers may say "loud and clear", but seldom use suc...CBers may say "loud and clear", but seldom use such non-descriptive verbiage.<BR/>Strong signals are usually "bodacious"<BR/>Very strong signals are usually "wall-to-wall and tree-top tall".<BR/>Enquiring as to whether a friend is on frequency is done by saying "You gotch your ears on, Trixie?"<BR/>CBers seldom wear earphones, which are known as "cans" because they seldom work weak signals...only strong ones that are "pinning the meter"<BR/>So Trixie, (best wishes), "3's on ya and keep the shiney side up and the greasy side down and we'll catch you on the ol' flip-flop whenever you're around !"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-88251396351153748402009-03-07T13:50:00.000+00:002009-03-07T13:50:00.000+00:00we say radio check in australia and usually just s...we say radio check in australia and usually just say a number, such as 5 for good, and 1 for unreadable. sometimes you hear "how do you read."<BR/><BR/>why are navajos and barons flying around with callsigns. i dont think metros.. even 717's and fokker 100's use callsigns.. just the rego.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00270061981908163430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-15017062817809879992009-03-07T09:24:00.000+00:002009-03-07T09:24:00.000+00:00Flying south of the border a few weeks ago, I'm pr...Flying south of the border a few weeks ago, I'm pretty sure we got "5 by 5" back from Seattle Centre at one point when Comm 1 was being entertaining.<BR/><BR/>Glad to know I wasn't hearing things, even if it's not totally standard phraseology.<BR/><BR/>The line about American ATC 'getting Canadian callsigns mostly right' is so, so true. Our alphabet soup callsigns seem to confuse them terribly!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-71776133241659126012009-03-07T06:51:00.000+00:002009-03-07T06:51:00.000+00:00The 1~5 scale should be familiar to many in the US...The 1~5 scale should be familiar to many in the US, with military types at least. Although some would have trouble remembering which is strength and which is quality.dpiercehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03397601206317363858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-46255250036283425922009-03-07T04:22:00.000+00:002009-03-07T04:22:00.000+00:00"Radio Check" was used by NASA for many years, but..."Radio Check" was used by NASA for many years, but has since morphed into "comm check".<BR/><BR/>Repetitive use of "comm check" has however served as notice of catastrophe, since voice comms are carried alongside a continuously-running digital stream. If one goes, kiss the other bye bye.<BR/><BR/>As an (old) Morse operator, the R/S/T (readability-strength-tone) system is familiar as is R/S for voice (where the first digit indicates readability and the second, strength). Getting a 5/9/9 report means you're practically next door.<BR/><BR/>Some operators refer to "weak but readable" in lieu of numbers, but if things are really in the soup the evidence speaks for itself.<BR/><BR/>Weak and unreadable describes me, in the morning.K1MGYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16390740057504583816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-12028824755410117862009-03-07T04:19:00.000+00:002009-03-07T04:19:00.000+00:00The callsign is likely Starcheck. I think they fl...The callsign is likely Starcheck. I think they fly around cancelled checks in Barons and Navajos. If you get a chance to tour east Texas, Nacogdoches is the oldest town in Texas...lots of fun. I was there four years for college.Geekinthecockpithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15853969211193512474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-34155069988908675082009-03-07T03:40:00.000+00:002009-03-07T03:40:00.000+00:00The proper phraseology for a radio check in the US...The proper phraseology for a radio check in the US is "How do you hear me?" according to the Pilot/Controller Glossary. "Radio check" is not listed.<BR/><BR/>Pilot/Controller Glossary<BR/>http://www.faa.gov/airports_airtraffic/air_traffic/publications/ATPubs/PCG/<BR/><BR/>Check the last entry under "H" for proof.pixelantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08862766154812397893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-82969473632970867712009-03-07T00:57:00.000+00:002009-03-07T00:57:00.000+00:00Correction to the above... it was off the Penguin'...Correction to the above... it was off the Penguin's blogroll, but the blog was "get the flick" and <A HREF="http://www.natca.org/mediacenter/Archie09-Central.msp" REL="nofollow">here is the incident</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-90035978091888680552009-03-07T00:15:00.000+00:002009-03-07T00:15:00.000+00:00startrek US Check Airlines "Star Check" I think I ...<I>startrek</I> <BR/>US Check Airlines "Star Check" <BR/><BR/>I think I just heard one of these on the "Archie Awards" tapes/transcripts for ATC helping pilots in distress. See The flying Penguin's blog for links if you're interested.<BR/><BR/>But I like your hearing better. Who knows? November Charlie Charlie one seven zero one how do you hear?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com