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On 21 Dec, 09:58, J a c k wrote:
Ian wrote: Seeing other aircraft is often aided by hearing radio transmissions. Have you literally heard an aircraft you didn't first see? Are you remembering that in the UK we have a very limited range of frequencies, and that it is quite possible to be able to hear calls from gliders at several different airfields at once? I have on occasion wasted time trying to see the glider which has just called downwind at an airfield ten miles from the one I am about to land at. Ian |
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Ian wrote:
Are you remembering that in the UK we have a very limited range of frequencies, and that it is quite possible to be able to hear calls from gliders at several different airfields at once? As we do here in the USA. When airborne, we hear calls from multiple glider organizations, other skydiving activities in addition to the one based at our field, as well as the other calls associated with each of the respective airport's operations. The FAA has determined that we will use a particular frequency from a very limited range of available frequencies, when operating to or from the airport. I have on occasion wasted time trying to see the glider which has just called downwind at an airfield ten miles from the one I am about to land at. You're a poster-child for proper radio procedure, if not for turning off the radio. Why not set a better example for them? Jack |
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On Dec 21, 10:42*pm, Ian wrote:
On 21 Dec, 09:58, J a c k wrote: Ian wrote: Seeing other aircraft is often aided by hearing radio transmissions. Have you literally heard an aircraft you didn't first see? Are you remembering that in the UK we have a very limited range of frequencies, and that it is quite possible to be able to hear calls from gliders at several different airfields at once? I have on occasion wasted time trying to see the glider which has just called downwind at an airfield ten miles from the one I am about to land at. Ian Gliders at our airfield prefix their downwind call with 'XXX Traffic' so there is no doubt who they are addressing. OK. sometimes we get 'XXX Base' but it's still unambiguous. |
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Cats wrote:
On Dec 21, 10:42 pm, Ian wrote: On 21 Dec, 09:58, J a c k wrote: Ian wrote: Seeing other aircraft is often aided by hearing radio transmissions. Have you literally heard an aircraft you didn't first see? Are you remembering that in the UK we have a very limited range of frequencies, and that it is quite possible to be able to hear calls from gliders at several different airfields at once? I have on occasion wasted time trying to see the glider which has just called downwind at an airfield ten miles from the one I am about to land at. Ian Gliders at our airfield prefix their downwind call with 'XXX Traffic' so there is no doubt who they are addressing. OK. sometimes we get 'XXX Base' but it's still unambiguous. Snap. We make blind calls to "xxx radio" giving approach direction before joining the circuit and on downwind to give circuit direction and intended runway. This is in accordance with CAP 413, as all glider pilots using a radio should know. Anybody not prefixing the call to a typical glider field with "xxx radio" is in violation, so a light bollocking would be entirely in order. -- martin@ | Martin Gregorie gregorie. | Essex, UK org | |
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