Unicom: 03/06

What Did You Say?
I just finished reading “Mean What You Say” (December 2005). This is a very good article providing powerful information for pilots to include in the art of aviating, navigating and communicating. We do a pretty good job of aviating and navigating but we sure could use some improvements in communicating.

In his non-towered airports discussion, Frank Bowlin says you are either “departing” or “taxiing into position and hold.” I tell pilots to never, ever go to position and hold at a non-towered airport. Doing this puts your back to traffic that may be landing on that runway.

Several years ago, I was inbound at night to a non-towered airport on the ILS. We made...