Uncontrolled Airport Radio Communications - Day 23 #31DaySPC

[BJBtheBEAR]

Hi mate, ended up on your video lists by coincidence and it's funny to see the difference with what I am used to do here in my country (France).
I do fly in the US as well but I tend to simply translate my radio habits.

Just so you know, in France annoucing your position is mandatory on every step of the way in or out. We have to call for "upwind" (we call it "initial climb" which is what I have always said in the US, no one ever said a thing about it being wrong :/) and Crosswind. We are not required to call the direction as it is normally specified on the airport chart.

[BLS]

That's a great video especially if you are in the pattern. When I am approaching an Uncontrolled airport I call 1) ten miles inbound with altitude 2) if I overfly the airport above traffic pattern altitude and a what height, and when entering for the 45 about 3 miles out and finally 4) entering the downwind from the 45! This should be at TPA so I don't announce my altitude.

[howtimflies]

Love your videos Jason but I have a small comment. Leave off that last "Traffic". AC 90-66B 10.3.1 uses the proper terminology in an example about other words to avoid. Every time I'm with an FAA examiner they just laugh when someone does that.
I didn't hear that mistake much in the 90's but seems like I hear it more now.

[BLS]

Also when leaving the area I like to give a little courtesy call stating that I am leaving the area and the direction. Although some planes and ultralights never make a call, because they don't legally have to... One has to be extra vigilant for that traffic that doesn't announce. Pet peve... Someone that enters the pattern straight in on final cutting everyone off! I also like to call when I am off runway or getting on the runway.

[robertevans]

Your "upwind Leg" should be Departure Leg

[bradschak]

Pet peeve: people who say N as part of their call sign. Or when reading back a transponder code and ident, they tell the controller the code is "in the box".

[jlhrstv]

We had a near miss yesterday because a pilot departed a runway and said he was upwind. My student assumed he was upwind as defined and illustrated in FAA publications such as the AIM etc.. (Parallel to the runway, not over it) Recently the FAA issued AC 90-66B to clarify. Better to say departing runway XX. When you are departing the runway, you are on the departure leg, not the upwind leg.

[vertol]

why are you rattling off your full tail? its an uncontrolled airport...at a controlled airport after initial contact with full tail number, you cut it down to the last 3 (unless there is a similar sounding tail /AC in the area) not to mention that there can be aircraft in the pattern with no radio at all....i was taught simply " (airport), white Cessna, downwind Rw32 (airport)" "green cherokee, left base ect. is there some change to the far or aim that i have missed? if so, please reference it....thanks

[keylempi]

After stating intentions it's not necessary to say "Traffic" You should only repeat the name of the airport. "Merritt Island traffic Cherokee 1234Romeo entering a left midfield 45 downwind runway 11 touch and go Merritt Island" This allows other pilots to recognize that you are ending your transmission so that they can begin theirs. There should also never be a call "any traffic in the area please advise. If there are 6 planes in the pattern you want all of them to let you know? NO do your job, monitor during the approach and open your eyes. NORDO traffic can't advise anyway so you're wasting everybody's time with such a call and I personally refuse to answer such calls. Same with "radio check during every circuit... I've heard it dozens of times... maddening!"