Every IFR approach gets messed up, frustrating

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JohnY

Post subject: Re: Every IFR approach gets messed up, frustrating

Posted: Sun Sep 18, 2016 10:37 am

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Great Dave. Thanks for the explanation. My hearing and reading must have both mistaken that bearing message.

I really need to be nagged I guess! Will the co-pilot point it out? Just what I need, another woman telling me off!

John

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JohnY

Post subject: Re: Every IFR approach gets messed up, frustrating

Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2016 3:45 pm

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Now I've got it all working well, after the next update I'm going to drive the controllers wild by purposely driving off copurse just to hear the 'nags'!

John

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Dave March

Post subject: Re: Every IFR approach gets messed up, frustrating

Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2016 5:34 pm

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JohnY wrote:
Now I've got it all working well, after the next update I'm going to drive the controllers wild by purposely driving off copurse just to hear the 'nags'!

John

Then they will probably walk out on strike and it will be all your fault!

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vololiberista

Post subject: Re: Every IFR approach gets messed up, frustrating

Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2016 9:18 am

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JohnY wrote:
Great Dave. Thanks for the explanation. My hearing and reading must have both mistaken that bearing message.

I really need to be nagged I guess! Will the co-pilot point it out? Just what I need, another woman telling me off!

John

Part of pilot training is to maintain a "listening watch" as they say. This means that you are constantly listening out for your call sign at all phases of the flight. And, you are expected to reply immediately with the correct response. "Say again" is not allowed in the RT exam. In fact if you fail the RT exam that's pretty much the end of your flying career! If you fluff the "Mayday" call that's an automatic fail and the exam stops there and then.
BTW "Mayday" comes from French "m'aider".

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