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July 3rd, 2003, 11:45
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Northern Hemisphere
Posts: 1,370
|  Re: Question about radio communications
I fly out of an uncontrolled field. There is this old guy who owns a Mooney who is based out of there. He NEVER calls out his tail number, it's always just "Mooney". There could be 4 other Mooneys in the pattern and he is still just "Mooney". Quite weird and annoying! Mahesh |
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July 3rd, 2003, 12:24
| #27 |
| Old Skool  Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: El Forko Grande
Posts: 2,630
| Re: Question about radio communications
What annoys me is that crop dusters don't have radios. I know they aren't required, but that needs to be changed. For instance, last week, I am in the pattern at an uncontrolled field, and had been announcing my position. Well, just after turning final, I announced "on final 13...," about 100 feet to go, a crop duster pulls right out on the runway. I was landing 31. He starts his takeoff roll with me on final. I couldn't believe this, what a chump. I wanted to play chicken, even though he weighs more with some nasty chemical, but it would have still been fun to scare him a little bit. I did a go around, but something needs to be done about this before there anymore accidents.
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July 3rd, 2003, 12:56
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: KC
Posts: 540
| Re: Question about radio communications
[ QUOTE ] I fly out of an uncontrolled field. There is this old guy who owns a Mooney who is based out of there. He NEVER calls out his tail number, it's always just "Mooney". There could be 4 other Mooneys in the pattern and he is still just "Mooney". [/ QUOTE ] You just made me remember something incredibly stupid that I heard! I was listening in on the CTAF at the uncontrolled field down the road from me while I was doing some landscaping (yes, I need to get a life). A guy called in 10 miles out & called himself "Ghostrider". OH MY LORD. He continued to call 5 miles out, on the 45, on downwind, base, final...all as Ghostrider. Wow to that. I wanted to take my transceiver and reply back to his 5 mile call "That's a negative Ghostrider, the pattern is full."  Sarah |
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July 3rd, 2003, 14:35
| #29 |
| Senior Member  Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Florida
Posts: 1,275
| Re: Question about radio communications
I once heard a guy in a 172 end all his calls with "heavy"....what a dork...
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July 3rd, 2003, 14:43
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| Administrator  Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Pinal Airpark
Posts: 6,897
| Re: Question about radio communications
[ QUOTE ] I once heard a guy in a 172 end all his calls with "heavy"....what a dork... [/ QUOTE ] He should've used "light". |
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July 3rd, 2003, 14:45
| #31 |
| Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Florida
Posts: 1,275
| Re: Question about radio communications
or "bug squasher 123"
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July 3rd, 2003, 15:55
| #32 |
| Old Skool  Join Date: May 2002 Location: Maryland
Posts: 15,922
   | Re: Question about radio communications
[ QUOTE ] A guy called in 10 miles out & called himself "Ghostrider". OH MY LORD. He continued to call 5 miles out, on the 45, on downwind, base, final...all as Ghostrider. Wow to that. I wanted to take my transceiver and reply back to his 5 mile call "That's a negative Ghostrider, the pattern is full." [/ QUOTE ] Oh, God, not one of those guys. There's someone like that at the FBO I fly out of. He will throw lines from that movie out all the time. |
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