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C172 instructor laments the use of the local air to air frequency for private conversations not germane to air safety.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 866290 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200912 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | SEE.Airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Route In Use | Other VFR practice area |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Instructor |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 100 Flight Crew Total 750 Flight Crew Type 700 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
Air-to-air frequency 122.750 is widely used in the san diego area for position reports (or other flight safety related calls) by aircraft doing air work and/or transiting the area. The frequency is at times very busy and you need to pay close attention to all aircraft calls; especially when flight instructing at the same time. Unfortunately the frequency has become more and more mis-used for general small talk and plain nonsense by certain pilots. The topics can be anything from 'hey dude; what are you going to do this weekend?' to 'I am doing 146 KTS up here; what's your speed down there?' ... Usually followed by lengthy private conversations. This is extremely annoying and contributes nothing to safety. It is frustrating; too; when you try to instruct on top of this garble. Today I tried to step in on one of these 'conversations' with a position report. This was immediately followed by 'you were mashed out; can you say again' from one of the pilots making this nonsense conversation.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C172 instructor laments the use of the local air to air frequency for private conversations not germane to air safety.
Narrative: Air-to-air frequency 122.750 is widely used in the San Diego area for position reports (or other flight safety related calls) by aircraft doing air work and/or transiting the area. The frequency is at times very busy and you need to pay close attention to all aircraft calls; especially when flight instructing at the same time. Unfortunately the frequency has become more and more mis-used for general small talk and plain nonsense by certain pilots. The topics can be anything from 'Hey dude; what are you going to do this weekend?' to 'I am doing 146 KTS up here; what's your speed down there?' ... usually followed by lengthy private conversations. This is extremely annoying and contributes nothing to safety. It is frustrating; too; when you try to instruct on top of this garble. Today I tried to step in on one of these 'conversations' with a position report. This was immediately followed by 'You were mashed out; can you say again' from one of the pilots making this nonsense conversation.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.