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Old August 8th 03, 02:18 PM
Jim Fisher
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"David Megginson" wrote in message
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Don't the U.S. sectionals have frequencies printed right on them?


Airport freq's, yes. Center freq's no.

I have to differ with others about using the GPS to look up freqs. You IFR
people may have a different slant 'cause you update your GPS regularly
(don't you?). I don't trust the freq's in the VFR GPS. Even if the thing
has been updated in the last few years the freq's still change without
notice.

It's just so darn easy to simply pick an airport, any airport, listed near
to you on the sectional, whip out the AF/D and look up the controlling
frequency.

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Old August 8th 03, 02:38 PM
David Megginson
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"Jim Fisher" writes:

"David Megginson" wrote in message
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Don't the U.S. sectionals have frequencies printed right on them?


Airport freq's, yes. Center freq's no.


I just pulled out the current NY sectional (that I used for a recent
trip), and it has Tracon frequencies on the map with notes like this:

CTC New York App within 20 nm on 118.0 343.75

A similar note appears on different sides of the area with different
frequencies. I don't know if that kind of thing appears on all the
sectionals, though. There is also a table at the bottom left
containing tower, class B, class C, TSRA, and some radar approach
frequencies. I don't see the centre frequencies, though.


All the best,


David

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