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I am with Jack on this, I always listen and if there is plenty of radio 
chatter, I don't worry too much.  However when I pull my airplane out and 
warm it up and haven't heard anyone on the radio, I give the ATITAPA call. 
I may even follow up with can any tell me if this radio is working and am I 
on the right freq?  A couple of times I have had pilots report back.

Sorry Charlie, you are just going to have to put up with us.

Gary Melton
N320GG  LNC2 600hours


> Posted for jldysart@zirkel.us: Charlie:  I live in the rocky mountains. 
> Like most of the local pilots, when flying
>  over the continental divide from Denver, or when leaving my Steambboat
>  Springs traffic area to fly 20 miles to Hayden (also uncontrolled) I
>  change to the appropriate CTAF, announce my position, and use the phrase
>  "ANY TRAFFIC IN THE AREA PLEASE ADVISE".  It is very comforting when
>  flying my CESSNA (LNC2 due to be completed later this year) to hear AA,
>  Delta, NW, United, King Air, Lear, and other "(idiot)"?? commercial 
> pilots
>  who also have just entered the valley and just switched over from Center
>  frequency give me accurate location and altitude.  I do not expect these
>  commercial pros to pop over the high terrain and go into a holding 
> pattern
>  listening for the GA pilot who might be practicing approaches in the
>  vicinity.
>  Nor am I put off by their arrival and request for other-traffic
>  information; it is a courtesy that I appreciate.  If I am already in the
>  pattern, my routine announcements of DOWNWIND, BASE, and FINAL will
>  suffice to answer the query.   Outside of the pattern I will respond if
>  there is a remote chance that my location might affect their approach --
>  it's better than being sucked into a 737 intake.  I've actually had a
>  commercial carrier offer (and execute) a 360 because I was entering the
>  pattern ahead of him.  Perhaps when I have a few thousand more hours I'll
>  become more arrogant, but I hope not; safety is a shared responsibility.
>  Jack Dysart