as hilarious as this sounds, I can totally see communication cutting and the pilot only getting the first part and missing everything after the callsign
From what I’ve heard if two people talk at the same time they cancel each other out. Plus, neither side can confirm if the other side heard them. I’d think some sort of text based system where you can acknowledge that you received the direction would be better.
ATC: “N3407 Heavy, proceed left to enter a holding pattern.”
Pilot: “The runway is directly beneath me to my right, why don’t I just go right?”
ATC: “That’s a great idea, N3407 Heavy. Proceed right to collide with FedEx 005 Heavy.”
Pilot: “…N3407 Heavy, proceeding left to enter holding pattern, over.”
ATC: “You’re a genius.”
as hilarious as this sounds, I can totally see communication cutting and the pilot only getting the first part and missing everything after the callsign
Wild that ATCs still rely on radio that can fail like that
As opposed to what? It’s wireless communication; you don’t get a choice about whether it can fail or not.
From what I’ve heard if two people talk at the same time they cancel each other out. Plus, neither side can confirm if the other side heard them. I’d think some sort of text based system where you can acknowledge that you received the direction would be better.
well not without some sort of AI-powered tech inside, that’s all it’s missing. obviously
Why would a FedEx flight be “heavy”?
ATC: “Because it’s full of packages, duh. Someone kick this noob!”
Stop fat-shaming planes!