Andman From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Posted (13 years 2 weeks 1 day ago) and read 932 times:
I am a student pilot, and I am sort of writing this message on an impulse. When is it necessary to make the call "any traffic in the area please advise" at an uncontrolled field. I forgot to ask my question to my flight instructor today, and was just wondering if any of you CFI's out there could help me out. Thanks in advance!!
Ralgha From United States of America, joined Nov 1999, 1614 posts, RR: 6 Reply 1, posted (13 years 2 weeks 19 hours ago) and read 765 times:
Whenever you feel that it is necessary to do so. Don't feel embaressed, if you feel like you don't have a picture of the aircraft in the area and you feel unsafe, ask. Better to ask the question and find out you already knew than to not ask and get into trouble.
Cricri From France, joined Oct 1999, 581 posts, RR: 7 Reply 2, posted (13 years 2 weeks 10 hours ago) and read 759 times:
When I used to fly Cessna, i always made it before changing my heading because of much private traffic on Sunny Sundays... You have to ask the same question on the frequency while on approach for landing to make sure no one is doing the same at the same time!!! and everytime you leave or enter the "short circuit". We have here at LFBS a big traffic area that is uncontrolled but with beautiful landscapes over an oceanic bay, that's to say that every one flies there during summer, wouldn't we copy us respectively by our own, due to sun reflection over water and sun blending itself, we for sure would have had many collisions since! Not talking from "Sunday pilots" who deact their transponder to fly less than the autorized level...
Ralgha From United States of America, joined Nov 1999, 1614 posts, RR: 6 Reply 3, posted (13 years 1 week 6 days 16 hours ago) and read 744 times:
Not meaning to sound rude or anything, I'm just wondering, whenever you changed your heading, on final, etc. did you ask where everyone else was or announce your position? Andman is asking when it is appropriate to ask where everyone else is
Cricri From France, joined Oct 1999, 581 posts, RR: 7 Reply 4, posted (13 years 1 week 6 days 11 hours ago) and read 726 times:
Rakgha, you're absolutely right, sorry for my bad explanations in english...
I'ts only to announce your position VS other pilots i.e. when on final as a security step. You start from the point that if other pilots do the same, you will know where they are at the same moment.
Cheers.
Ralgha From United States of America, joined Nov 1999, 1614 posts, RR: 6 Reply 5, posted (13 years 1 week 5 days 19 hours ago) and read 715 times:
Right, it's the same in the US. We announce our position on downwind, base, final, entering and leaving the pattern. Actually, it's not recommended to announce base due to congestion on the frequency, but most people do it.
Andman From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 6, posted (13 years 1 week 5 days 1 hour ago) and read 706 times:
Right, I know u you have to announce your position, but is the "any traffice in the area, please advise call" just used to get a better picture, or what?
Thanks for the help!
Ralgha From United States of America, joined Nov 1999, 1614 posts, RR: 6 Reply 7, posted (13 years 1 week 4 days 15 hours ago) and read 700 times:
Right, that call is just used to get a better picture of the traffic in the area. If you feel uncomfortable about a situation, speak up. Don't hesitate to address your radio call to another plane at the uncontrolled airport to ask what he/she is doing or whatever
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