{"id":5745,"date":"2016-10-08T06:06:42","date_gmt":"2016-10-08T13:06:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tailwheelersjournal.mechadigital.net\/?p=4042"},"modified":"2021-08-26T20:37:54","modified_gmt":"2021-08-26T20:37:54","slug":"165-radio-rant-no-1-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tailwheelersjournal.com\/165-radio-rant-no-1-2\/","title":{"rendered":"#165 Radio Rant No. 1"},"content":{"rendered":"

Written on 9-10-12<\/p>\n

Okay, I\u2019m going to admit it right now:\u00a0 This is a little piece about an admittedly minor issue.\u00a0 BUT, it\u2019s one that I hear all the time and maybe I can share it with my readers and keep some of them from committing this silly error. \u00a0Oh, and before I go any further, let me admit that I have done this before and will probably do it again.\u00a0 But every time I do, I slap myself and say, \u201cYou idiot!\u201d<\/h3>\n

\"dscn5955\"It\u2019s the practice of transmitting, releasing the transmit button, and then realizing you had more to say and transmitting again.\u00a0 That would be okay if no one was listening who was in a position to answer.\u00a0 But the problem is that when there is someone who SHOULD answer, their answer will come at the same time your second transmission takes place.\u00a0 YOU won\u2019t hear the resulting heterodyne squeal.\u00a0 Only some poor sunavacheesmaker who is simply monitoring will hear the squeal and wince while he reaches for the volume knob. \u00a0There was a prime example today.<\/h3>\n

Just this morning I was doing a test flight of some video gear.\u00a0 Our little airport has no parallel taxiway[1]<\/a>, so other peeps are rightfully concerned, lest the guy who just landed plans on taxiing back while they are on final.\u00a0 I had just landed and was exiting at the departure end and heading to my hangar.\u00a0 Since I tend to move a lot faster than most people (at least that\u2019s what Tara says!), the guy who was concerned about my whereabouts didn\u2019t ask about me until I was in front of my house and shutting down!\u00a0 This happens all the time.\u00a0 I refuse to call \u201cclear of the active\u201d unless I am on a blind runway.\u00a0 Sorry, it\u2019s just a \u201cthing\u201d with me.\u00a0 Earlier, when I made my usual call on downwind, I transmitted, \u201cI\u2019m gonna clear at the departure end\u2026\u201d.\u00a0 The inbound guy evidently wasn\u2019t paying attention.\u00a0 As I turned into my front yard, I could hear him say, \u201caircraft that just landed, are you going to taxi back\u2026\u201d\u00a0 I heard him release his transmit button and then I answered, \u201cI\u2019m at my hangar and shutting down\u201d[2]<\/a>.\u00a0 Before I turned off the master, I could hear his transmission that I had just covered because he\u2019d done the old \u201csecond transmit\u201d thing.\u00a0 \u201c\u2026 or should I wait for you\u2026\u201d<\/h3>\n

Okay, I\u2019ll admit it.\u00a0 I\u2019m a jerk.\u00a0 I just shut down and let him stew in his juices.\u00a0 I\u2019m sure he landed, wondering if that little one-forty was going to materialize on the runway, coming right at him.\u00a0 If that was you, I\u2019m sorry.\u00a0 But next time, say what you\u2019re going to say and don\u2019t cover my reply with a second transmit.\u00a0 I don\u2019t have all day.\u00a0 I\u2019ve got stuff to do\u2026<\/h3>\n

Oh, and Happy Swooping,<\/h3>\n

Brian<\/h2>\n

[1]<\/a> That\u2019s changed.\u00a0 We now have such a parallel taxiway and it\u2019s lovely!<\/p>\n

[2]<\/a> I can\u2019t tell you how many times I\u2019ve had someone in the pattern inquire as to my position when I\u2019m already at the hangar and shutting down.\u00a0 \u201cClear of the active\u201d is a ridiculous and overly-relied-upon transmission. \u00a0I think it\u2019s often used by those who just love to talk on the radio. \u00a0Use your peepers!\u00a0 Ray Charles could see that I\u2019m clear of the active!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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