I think Jabi430 and I encountered this same gentleman (Skygod?) in the JHB Special Rules West on Saturday morning last week. After someone made an inaudible transmission he said "Sir, your radio transmissions are a total waste of time, you might as well send a carrier pigeon!"wiskeyfoxtrot wrote: Somebody came on the air and said that "currently" was not to be used!!!.
While I found this rather amusing at the time it is hardly good airmanship and he should get a
but we refrained from entering the fracas.We're not all Skygods with perfect radios or perfect radio procedures. Live with it and enjoy flying for the thrill it is. When you nitpick you cant be enjoying yourself. He's probably a flying taxi driver. shame.
As for my opinion on the use of 'currently'? Aaag, so what, it takes one 10th of a second. At least we know you mean NOW, not in a few minutes or a few minutes ago.
Fly safe and have fun doing it!
Len