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Air Traffic Monitoring => Listener Forum => Topic started by: siouxnami on November 23, 2005, 10:27:50 PM

Title: Which pilot communicates with the ATC?
Post by: siouxnami on November 23, 2005, 10:27:50 PM

The Captain or the First Officer?

Title: Which pilot communicates with the ATC?
Post by: ZOTAN on November 23, 2005, 10:41:57 PM

Its not the Captain or First-Officer, but rather the Pilot flying (PF) and the Pilot not flying (PNF). The PNF will always be the one working the radios.

Title: NOTE: Re-posted from duplicated topic
Post by: Jason on November 23, 2005, 11:02:26 PM

Usually the PNF or Pilot Not Flying. This can either be the Captain or F.O. depending on the 'leg' and if they're deadlegging somewhere. Many circumstances enclose this question, but the pilot not flying the aircraft most of the time communicates on the radios (so the PF [pilot flying] can concentrate most on flying the aircraft).

Title: Which pilot communicates with the ATC?
Post by: siouxnami on November 23, 2005, 11:24:02 PM

Thank you, gentlemen. I learned new terms!

Title: Re: Which pilot communicates with the ATC?
Post by: KSYR-pjr on November 24, 2005, 11:20:43 AM

Quote from: siouxnami

The Captain or the First Officer?

The pilot flying.

... oh, were you asking about airline operations???   :)  :)  :)

Title: Which pilot communicates with the ATC?
Post by: KMSY on November 24, 2005, 08:00:41 PM

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