Radio traffic was insane today,
seriously insane. I’ve never heard anything like it. I know I’m hardly in a
position to cast stones here but a lot of them seemed to be the equivalent of
weekend drivers. The standard of radio work was terrible! Truly awful and I`m
afraid to say, that included tower! God he seemed to like the sound of his own
voice. I couldn`t get a word in edgeways. This is NOT a good thing in the
circuit. I still struggle with the prioritisation of flying vs radio work, and
it was freaking me out that I would be on final before I could get a call in.
This distracted me from the crucial act of actually flying the plane.I was
reacting to the radio chatter the same way I react to people who don`t know
when to shut up in meetings (I work with a lot of people like that). It
irritates me. Stupid people tend to. Getting wound up affects my flying. I need
to stop that. In the same way that I take my drawing pad to meetings and
scribble away, I need to find a tactic that allows me to ignore the stupid
stuff and focus on flying the plane.
*I have reputation at work (probably
deserved) for not suffering fools gladly. When my boss was introducing me to
the new faculty this year, her speech was pretty much ``this is WMAP; she knows
almost everything that goes on here. She’s an excellent person to ask
questions. She is usually willing to help you with pretty much anything, but
don`t piss her off”. Still not sure if I was being praised or insulted.
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