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Hey everyone, Jason Schappert here of MzeroA.com
alongside my good friend, Bob, thirty year
air traffic controller, and Bob's going to be working to debunk some myths,
and after talking to you, I realized I've been teaching some stuff incorrectly,
that you as controllers would prefer. Well, somethings that would help pilots when they
navigate through the Air traffic system that will make their lives easier,
and make our lives as well, so that's a good thing. One of those things I've been teaching is my
students on a long cross country, hey when you get flight following let them know you're a student pilot.
23 mike zulu, student pilot. How do you feel about that? Yeah, doesn't matter.
We get pilots all the time who say student pilot and they'll give their call sign.
The reality is this, student pilot doesn't mean anything
to a controller, we're going to give you the same level of service that you're going to get whether you're
a long time aviation veteran, or you're a brand new pilot. We're going to give you the same
traffic calls, the same everything exactly the same.
So student pilot doesn't afford you any special handling, it doesn't give
you any kind of oh, we have to treat this guy with kid gloves.
Okay, so let's talk about another one then,
as an instructor, I'm teaching a student, maybe we miss a radio call,
sometimes I'll key up the mic, hey was that for 23 mike zulu, how do you feel
about that? Interestingly enough, a lot of times if you're getting
called and we might have a conversation on the airplane,
and that for me, the best thing I can find was
just wait. Generally speaking, if I don't get a response, from
you as a controller, then I'm going to come back and go hey, two three mike zulu,
and that will be your key to come back at me.
Don't panic and time up the frequency, generally speaking as a controller, you're going to come back,
anyways if you don't hear the first time. No need to try and fill any more space.
I know that the common thing is you all want to help and knock that out quickly.
but the reality is, if you think it was for me, just wait, and I will come back to you.
Okay, last question, here--I know we are going to have a ton of questions in the comments, Bob is a local
MzeroA.com fan, he's going to watch YouTube and FaceBook everything else. I'm going to watch and make comments.
Let's say, I'm a student pilot,
I'm just getting super busy, you're giving me these turns, you're telling me about weather, you just
read this long sigmet thing that I got to listen to on HIWAS--I'm getting overwhelmed.
Now you call me for something, as I'm trying to digest this, the sectional chart spread about the cockpit,
Can I say unable, can I say just stand by for a second?
I got to fly this airplane. It doesn't happen very often because I think pilots are
fearing that, can I tell a controller to stand by? You tell us to stand by,
so? Absolutely, I'll tell you to standby if you ask me something and I'm busy doing something, well, the same
is reciprocal for pilots. I don't think it's really known that much, and typically,
pilots are pretty on the spot about that. Going through my flight training I know that there were times when
I was super busy doing my VFR log, and I wanted to tell
the controller, standby, I think it's something you can think about,
and generally speaking, if I'm a controller and I hear you say stand by, that's okay.
Because nothing's going to happen crazy that can't wait a couple seconds.
For you to do what you're going to do in the airplane, then go ahead.
It's very important tool that I think can be used in a very positive way.
Fantastic, thanks. Listen, Bob brings such a great perspective as a pilot working on his instrument
as a thirty year controller, he'll be watching the comments on this video
and next week, we'll be following up with part two as well.
So myself, and Bob, can't wait to read and respond to your comments, enjoy the rest of your day, and
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