5/24/2023 0 Comments Listen to atcYes, the general rule for radio communications is brevity, but that should always be coupled with the aim of clarity, and if you have to transmit 'say again' a lot, then it is indicative that it is not you at fault, it is the person who was not making themselves clear. What they are forgetting, is that there is nothing in any ATC rulebook anywhere which states this is what you must do, in fact if anything, any guidelines on this will state this is exactly what you must not do if it will prevent you from being understood or make it unnecessarily difficult to be clearly understood. Whilst it is undeniably true that some controllers and pilots do regard being able to rattle off instructions like a machine gun as some kind of ridiculous badge of professionalism, nothing could be further from the truth. I know that in aviation they speak quickly and it's necessary but any advice for how us slow speaking country folk can learn how to better understand ATC?! I hate saying "say again" because I just know that the controller is rolling his eyes at my slow speaking, slow hearing self! Let me hear some of your experiences and maybe how some of ya'll got to better understand the controllers and the fast talk, before I embarrass myself more with the "say agains!" And I realized today that I have a hard time understanding ATC and other aircraft just because of how fast they speak! It's like a whole new language to me, I know that in aviation they speak quickly and it's necessary but any advice for how us slow speaking country folk can learn how to better understand ATC?! I hate saying "say again" because I just know that the controller is rolling his eyes at my slow speaking, slow hearing self! Just a little background, I grew up in Texas and live in rural upstate New York so talking slow with a little drawl is something I'm very used to. You're probably reading my title and wondering what in the world I'm talking about, so bear with me and let me explain.Īfter years of flying FSX, DCS, and X-Plane I did my first two VATSIM flights ever today in the CRJ-700 and it was AWESOME (and terrifying!) Now, let me explain.
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