FooMan

Hi Pradeep, I have over 30yrs in policing, but new to flying - but radio communications in both fields are similar. When I first went on the road I couldn't understand what was being said. For the first few weeks I think I drove my then senior "buddy" mad with saying "What did they say?" I think part of the problem is the way radio changes the voice tonal range slightly and adds other backgound noise/static, etc, in. After a while your ear (brain) will become tuned to this and you'll understand it much better. I found I did after a few weeks. One thing may help to tune your ear in - if you have access to a radio scanner - tune it to the local airport and listen to the communication chatter. You'll find that within a short time you will start to better understand what is being said. Using the scanner lets you listen in when you are relaxing at home (hearing this type of communication more often), rather then just when you are in the aircraft and concentrating on other things - like flying. Hope this may help?:thumb_up: Regards, Paul

Thanks to all Well I'm looking forward to this immensely. Thank you for all being so welcoming. I can’t wait for the great adventure to begin. Cheers, :thumb_up: Paul

Hi all , I've just started to look into Rec flying. I fit the Rec flying profile - male over 50 - always wanted to learn to fly, now I can affored it and have the time. I'm about 2 yrs off retirement and will start intensive pilot training then:laugh: I live just near Canberra and thinking of learning at Temora on a Technam. I want to do an intro flight soon. Cheers, Paul