Tool of the day
09-27-2016, 04:37 PM
#8661
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Hey come on. For once cardiomd wrote about something he has some actually experience with. I would like him to continue that trend, so I will offer positive reinforcement. cariomd: good job 
(you even get bonus points for not mentioning how proficient you are at flying your 182)
(you even get bonus points for not mentioning how proficient you are at flying your 182)Reminds me of that old "office quarterback commercial"
09-27-2016, 04:44 PM
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But yeah I guess it wasn't tool of the day worthy, more tool-of-the-hour. You heard the block and then the "blooocked" guy blocks another call. Going into kpwk was incredibly annoying.
09-27-2016, 05:10 PM
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09-27-2016, 05:24 PM
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I'll admit it's a very subjective situation, I believe your case. If it ever gets like the Guard Cops, it will be TOTD worthy.
Above FL180 and airline ops, I'd rank the "blocked" behavior as pretty disciplined. Most guys are too lazy to say it and know any additional syllables crap up a busy frequency. There are times when ATC is really busy and one can tell that they don't realize their last clearance was blocked, and as mentioned, is followed by a "listen up" bark as if the call sign was ignored and not blocked.
09-28-2016, 08:26 AM
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All guard police are tools and that is a nationwide thing in my experience.
I'll admit it's a very subjective situation, I believe your case. If it ever gets like the Guard Cops, it will be TOTD worthy.
Above FL180 and airline ops, I'd rank the "blocked" behavior as pretty disciplined. Most guys are too lazy to say it and know any additional syllables crap up a busy frequency. There are times when ATC is really busy and one can tell that they don't realize their last clearance was blocked, and as mentioned, is followed by a "listen up" bark as if the call sign was ignored and not blocked.
Above FL180 and airline ops, I'd rank the "blocked" behavior as pretty disciplined. Most guys are too lazy to say it and know any additional syllables crap up a busy frequency. There are times when ATC is really busy and one can tell that they don't realize their last clearance was blocked, and as mentioned, is followed by a "listen up" bark as if the call sign was ignored and not blocked.
09-28-2016, 08:56 AM
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And I think you weren't there, and don't know what you're talking about. The guy who responded with the push clearance was a different guy from the one who reminded everyone that they were on Guard.
09-28-2016, 09:35 AM
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09-28-2016, 10:27 AM
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I have found that more often than not, miscommunication, for whatever reason, is best sorted out directly between the parties involved and that "help" from parties outside the discussion, whether intended to actually be helpful or not, usually doesn't help.
09-28-2016, 10:57 AM
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09-28-2016, 11:03 AM
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Ask any controller and they will tell you they hate it when the hear "blocked" If they don't get a response from the aircraft they are trying to contact, they will try again in a few seconds. They don't need help from any one else.
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