...at non-towered fields only. Towered facilities makes sense, that’s not my question.
At non-towered fields is it really necessary to announce our tail number in our radio calls? If so, why?
As a pilot, I could careless what someone’s tail number is, all I care about is what type of aircraft I’m looking for, which is why a lot of times I’ll just say ‘high wing Cessna’ or ‘red and white high wing’.
Why have we been conditioned to announce our tail number at non-towered fields? Is there a reason to say our tail number that’s better than just announcing our type aircraft? I do both regularly, so no bias against anyone that does or does not.
This is also assuming no ADSB.
At non-towered fields is it really necessary to announce our tail number in our radio calls? If so, why?
As a pilot, I could careless what someone’s tail number is, all I care about is what type of aircraft I’m looking for, which is why a lot of times I’ll just say ‘high wing Cessna’ or ‘red and white high wing’.
Why have we been conditioned to announce our tail number at non-towered fields? Is there a reason to say our tail number that’s better than just announcing our type aircraft? I do both regularly, so no bias against anyone that does or does not.