Taking a spanking

[Frank Pate]

The positive that I am hearing is that feedback is not a bad thing.... which I am glad for and one of the learning points that I signed up for. As long as it is non-personal, I think most are here to learn or brush up according to what I am reading. So Keiths remark of just "spelling it out to ATC" is probably the most direct way of getting what you want. Thanks Keith!

And BTW: ATC has been awsome dealing with my inconsistancies and casually letting me know about it. It all goes in the notebook!

[Steven Winslow]

Sometimes we see our members put something along the lines of "Go easy on me" in their flight plan remarks. Assuming we notice that, it usually acts as a "safe word" and might lower our standards for you a little bit.

I was listening to our local airport (KBZN) on LiveATC a few days ago and heard the controller mention to a CFI that they would appreciate it if his students would say "student pilot" in their calls so they could better accommodate them.