Reading through the usual flying rags, I love reading articles on communications and talking on the radio - mentioning the need to be brief and deliberate with the phraseology. IFR Magazine comes to mind right now when I think of articles written on the subject with an emphasis on being super quick, concise and to the point with no extra pauses or chatter. It is generally understood that you should not waste any air time and that it is a precious commodity.
Flying regularly in the Chicago airspace, especially IFR, I totally understand the need to be brief and to the point, but sometimes I think there are some instances where adding a little "thanks for your help", or a "see ya later" after a hand off is nice. This is not appropriate for Chicago Approach (any time of day!), but hey, we are all human - adding that element to the drone of the day helps out everyone and I'm sure I speak for some of the lonely controllers over at KSBN on a not-so-busy labor day morning - apparent by the fact that we made a 20 mile straight in for Rwy 9R, taxi back and then departure to the north with no other aircraft in or outbound.
Thanks South Bend - you rock... Seeeee yaaaa.
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