"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote in message
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"Maxwell" wrote in message
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Typical VFR pilots often fly without radios.


No they don't. While there are VFR pilots who often fly without radios
that is atypical today.



Radios are not required at the vast majority of airports in the US. I can
assure you that VFR pilots fly uncontrolled fields without turning on a
radio every day, if they even have one. Right, wrong, good, bad or
indifferent, no one can assume all aircraft in an uncontrolled pattern are
even using a radio if they have it. Much less a chart that gives IFR
reporting points.