Thread: A call on 121.5
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Old April 28th 07, 02:40 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Ron Natalie
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Default A call on 121.5

Jay Honeck wrote:
About then, someone on the ground calls asking whether the Skyraider had
gone down. I told them that yes, I was looking at it. I put some flaps
out and slowed the Auster, and orbited the site, looking for signs of
life - and saw someone crawling out of the wreckage. I reported this
back to the person on the ground. At that point, an ATC facility who was
monitoring the frequency from Carlisle (some 60 miles away), who had
heard my rather distance attenuated report started wanting details


Great story, and nicely done, Dylan.

Just curious: Is it normal for ATC to monitor frequencies other than
their own? I've not heard of this being done here in the State, but
quite honestly I've never thought about it before.
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I assume he was listening on 121.5.