Narrative:

I have been an air traffic controller since 1970. I have never filled out 1 of these forms because I have never seen nor heard of any action taken as a result of 1 of these forms being filled out. What I will describe is a real problem that, through the neglect of the powers that be, has been getting worse. 1) brevity of radio xmissions is not stressed anymore. 2) circuit breaker language is sometimes used. 3) many pilots are repeating all instructions. 4) speech rate is not stressed. If you think I am kidding, come visit the vgt tower. Does anybody care besides the controllers? Probably not! As a CFI myself since 1965, I perhaps more than others have noticed this decline in radio discipline. Can you help us out? Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following: reporter is referring to GA pilots, not controllers or air carrier pilots. Reporter feels that FSDO is not doing enough to educate GA pilots to keep xmissions short. He states that GA pilots on downwind, or other places want to repeat everything the controller gives them. Reporter thinks they should keep it short, or acknowledge by stating, 'roger.' reporter said things were ok when most of the pilot instrs were prior military pilots and knew how to cut corners in xmissions. Analyst agrees that frequency congestion is a problem, but does not concur with the reporter on radio brevity to a point where there could be misinterp. Reporter has approximately 3000 hours flying time.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CTLR REPORTER THINKS GA PLTS TAKE UP VALUABLE FREQ TIME BY REPEATING BACK EVERYTHING THE CTLR GIVES THEM.

Narrative: I HAVE BEEN AN AIR TFC CTLR SINCE 1970. I HAVE NEVER FILLED OUT 1 OF THESE FORMS BECAUSE I HAVE NEVER SEEN NOR HEARD OF ANY ACTION TAKEN AS A RESULT OF 1 OF THESE FORMS BEING FILLED OUT. WHAT I WILL DESCRIBE IS A REAL PROB THAT, THROUGH THE NEGLECT OF THE POWERS THAT BE, HAS BEEN GETTING WORSE. 1) BREVITY OF RADIO XMISSIONS IS NOT STRESSED ANYMORE. 2) CB LANGUAGE IS SOMETIMES USED. 3) MANY PLTS ARE REPEATING ALL INSTRUCTIONS. 4) SPEECH RATE IS NOT STRESSED. IF YOU THINK I AM KIDDING, COME VISIT THE VGT TWR. DOES ANYBODY CARE BESIDES THE CTLRS? PROBABLY NOT! AS A CFI MYSELF SINCE 1965, I PERHAPS MORE THAN OTHERS HAVE NOTICED THIS DECLINE IN RADIO DISCIPLINE. CAN YOU HELP US OUT? CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING: RPTR IS REFERRING TO GA PLTS, NOT CTLRS OR ACR PLTS. RPTR FEELS THAT FSDO IS NOT DOING ENOUGH TO EDUCATE GA PLTS TO KEEP XMISSIONS SHORT. HE STATES THAT GA PLTS ON DOWNWIND, OR OTHER PLACES WANT TO REPEAT EVERYTHING THE CTLR GIVES THEM. RPTR THINKS THEY SHOULD KEEP IT SHORT, OR ACKNOWLEDGE BY STATING, 'ROGER.' RPTR SAID THINGS WERE OK WHEN MOST OF THE PLT INSTRS WERE PRIOR MIL PLTS AND KNEW HOW TO CUT CORNERS IN XMISSIONS. ANALYST AGREES THAT FREQ CONGESTION IS A PROB, BUT DOES NOT CONCUR WITH THE RPTR ON RADIO BREVITY TO A POINT WHERE THERE COULD BE MISINTERP. RPTR HAS APPROX 3000 HRS FLYING TIME.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.