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04-17-2017, 10:11 AM

#11

NeverHome

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Originally Posted by Shindo

The other night someone was playing "alliance ackbar" on guard. Very bad taste, this what happens when you give children RJs.

How do you know its RJ drivers? I wouldnt write off southwest, frontier, spirit, allegiant, or even corporate guys. I suspect that you have some resentment to RJ drivers, no?

FWIW I do not agree with messing around on guard. Too much energy

04-17-2017, 10:32 AM

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MrBojangles

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I agree. I guess a lot of people think its not actually used for emergencies these days, but a few years ago I heard a GA pilot with an engine failure get very calmly talked down by an American pilot on Guard. We need to keep that frequency clear. You can always pop over to 123.45 if you want to make some noise

04-17-2017, 10:41 AM

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C130driver

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Oh man you would love flying over Pakistan. Pakistani pilots use guard to talk in broken English/Urdu to talk about their exploits in Thailand and Dubai...

04-17-2017, 10:59 AM

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OneEyedMonster

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Originally Posted by NeverHome

It's more so an east coast thing. Rare to hear this on the west coast but go east, especially ATL corridor, it's rampant.

It's a simple fix, the immature ones love to egg on the guard nazis. If "guard nazi" replies stopped, I think the immature games would stop.

Saying "this is why you guys get paid so little at your regional" isn't going to stop the chatter and responses. Neither will "hey guys, let's keep this frequency free." Do you think someone who was making cat noises a second ago will now say "yeah, he is right". No, he will make cat and dog noises"

I just turn it off or way way down when flying on the east coast. Don't think this is getting "fixed" anytime soon.

04-17-2017, 11:11 AM

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ZapBrannigan

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Originally Posted by OneEyedMonster

Don't think this is getting "fixed" anytime soon.

I think it would if the Captains put their foot down. Or if the FOs called pro standards. There are two people up there. We need to police our own.

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04-17-2017, 11:20 AM

#16

deltajuliet

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Originally Posted by OneEyedMonster

Yeah, honest question, how many pilots actually monitor guard? I don't get close to the East coast much so maybe that has something to do with it, but very rarely have I seen pilots in either seat tune it in and listen.

While we're ranting, the frat boy-esque "See ya!" sign off has always bothered me as conspicuously unprofessional and, well, dumb.

04-17-2017, 11:32 AM

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WHACKMASTER

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Originally Posted by NeverHome

How do you know its RJ drivers? I wouldnt write off southwest, frontier, spirit, allegiant, or even corporate guys. I suspect that you have some resentment to RJ drivers, no?

What if maybe, just maybe it's actually Delta that's doing it?