Comments on: Speak up http://blog.aopa.org/leadingedge/?p=82 A place to discuss safety-of-flight issues, procedures, techniques, and judgment. Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:14:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Christy http://blog.aopa.org/leadingedge/?p=82&cpage=1#comment-27178 Christy Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:28:46 +0000 http://blog.aopa.org/asfblog/?p=82#comment-27178 hey there, I can’t find your contact information but your layout was off on opera and firefox. Anyways, i just suscribd to your rss.

]]> By: hydraulic floor jacks http://blog.aopa.org/leadingedge/?p=82&cpage=1#comment-13953 hydraulic floor jacks Sat, 14 Mar 2009 12:41:28 +0000 http://blog.aopa.org/asfblog/?p=82#comment-13953 I must say, that I can not agree with you in 100%, but that’s just my opinion, which indeed could be wrong.
p.s. You have a very good template for your blog. Where did you find it?

]]> By: George Horn http://blog.aopa.org/leadingedge/?p=82&cpage=1#comment-6153 George Horn Fri, 24 Oct 2008 10:42:43 +0000 http://blog.aopa.org/asfblog/?p=82#comment-6153 THERE’S AN ARGUMENT for more pilot starts! Require every controller to be a rated pilot and to stay current!! It should raise both controller AND pilot salaries, improve the economy, as well as make a safer ATC system.

]]> By: Mike Grahn http://blog.aopa.org/leadingedge/?p=82&cpage=1#comment-4908 Mike Grahn Sat, 27 Sep 2008 04:44:28 +0000 http://blog.aopa.org/asfblog/?p=82#comment-4908 Being a new VFR pilot this makes me feel warm and fuzzy, it also confirms my thoughts on purchasing the best GPS with full weather capability as quickly as I can. Thanks for the great information.

]]> By: Bruce Landsberg http://blog.aopa.org/leadingedge/?p=82&cpage=1#comment-4765 Bruce Landsberg Mon, 22 Sep 2008 22:17:00 +0000 http://blog.aopa.org/asfblog/?p=82#comment-4765 Paul….

That’s exactly the point. You have to ask. I’ve also found that even though our aircraft is equipped with datalink wx it’s good to gather additional info from multiple sources. As mentioned, you can often get ride reports. That’s not a guarantee because what was true 10 minutes ago may not be what you encounter.

Duane and William – thanks for your perspectives. Ride along is great idea and perhaps we should implement a program to do that..

]]> By: Paul McGhee http://blog.aopa.org/leadingedge/?p=82&cpage=1#comment-4623 Paul McGhee Thu, 18 Sep 2008 17:25:59 +0000 http://blog.aopa.org/asfblog/?p=82#comment-4623 Good reminder. A relatively new instrument pilot, I’ve been ducking thunderstorms all summer aided by XM weather on a Garmin 496. My experience has been that TRACON controllers will volunteer information about precipitation returns, while ARTCC controllers are less likely to volunteer help. I heard a Cleveland center controller east of Pittsburgh tell a pilot, “my radar doesn’t really show a lot about the weather.” Another thing I’ve noticed is that controllers–approach and center–are more likely to update pilots on precipitation if the pilot starts the conversation by asking about returns along the route. If you say nothing, nothing is what you may get.

]]> By: William Eaton http://blog.aopa.org/leadingedge/?p=82&cpage=1#comment-4609 William Eaton Thu, 18 Sep 2008 04:44:18 +0000 http://blog.aopa.org/asfblog/?p=82#comment-4609 As an Air Traffic Controller at the Denver ARTCC I am sorry that you received less than a high level of service on your outbound leg. Although I am pleased the return side had a better result. My comment is towards the first leg when you mentioned “He offered no vectors” The weather data that is displayed on our scopes can be as much as 10 ( yes that’s ten ) minutes old. I or any controller would and should be reluctant to volunteer vectors knowing I might actually steer you into a weather cell. I would never declined a request for a vector. When a pilot asks for a vector I will advise them that my data can be old and let me know if I turn them towards anything they see visually and do not like. If you desire vectors for weather you probably will need to ask for them.

]]> By: Dwane Rigg http://blog.aopa.org/leadingedge/?p=82&cpage=1#comment-4607 Dwane Rigg Thu, 18 Sep 2008 03:38:46 +0000 http://blog.aopa.org/asfblog/?p=82#comment-4607 As a retired controller (ZLA) and pilot, I always put myself into every cockpit I had on my scope. Knowing both sides of the coin, so to say, Weather and Turbulance were always issued, unless I was covered in “shrimp boats”. All too often this was the case, and we were always short handed of qualified controllers. With the way I have seen the FAA go since retirement, fewer controllers are pilots, and many may have not flown except with air carriers.
Maybe more pilots should invite a controller along…let them see the other side of the scope. I know the old SF160 program, controllers in the cockpit, and military fams sure made a difference for me and I am sure many new controllers could learn and gain real world knowledge. At least it would be better than MS Flight Sim.

]]> By: Brad http://blog.aopa.org/leadingedge/?p=82&cpage=1#comment-4595 Brad Wed, 17 Sep 2008 16:09:33 +0000 http://blog.aopa.org/asfblog/?p=82#comment-4595 I like looking at my 496 GPS for weather. There, a pro-gadget statement. Why should ATC be “required” to inform? If something goes wrong NTSB will always go back to PIC is responsible. I will ask for ATC for info to double check.

]]> By: Dan http://blog.aopa.org/leadingedge/?p=82&cpage=1#comment-4539 Dan Mon, 15 Sep 2008 13:24:46 +0000 http://blog.aopa.org/asfblog/?p=82#comment-4539 Then don’t read it. I found it informative.

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