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How to use the AR-108 Air Band Scanner Channels
Hello,
I bought a small portable scanner that allows me to (only) listen to the channels listed in the book "Airport/Facility Directory" for the Northwest U.S. ("15 Mar 2007") My apartment is near the SeaTac airport in Washington state. I was planning on becoming a "student pilot" in a few months. But, can I incorporate my scanner into my studying. Since you are more experienced than I am, how would you learn with it? Should I turn to one channel all day long, a few channels, or what. Which channels should I listen to during the day. Could you also give the correct general sequence of channels I would use if I pretend that I was using it to fly? I can pretend that I can transmit with the scanner. Or, did I waste all of my money! The books listed below I bought a few months ago. I can probably get the information from them, but wanted to check with you for an easy start. 1. FAR/AIM 2007 by ASA 2. Say Again, Please 3rd edition by Bob Gardner 3. Captain Carlson's Air Plane Talk 4. (Aviation Radio Communications Made Easy IFR edition [don't probably need]) How should I use the scanner as I start to fly, and after I get a VFR license. Thank you, Christopher Lusardi |
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How to use the AR-108 Air Band Scanner Channels
On Mon, 31 Dec 2007 17:09:13 -0800 (PST), Chris L
wrote in : I bought a small portable scanner that allows me to (only) listen to the channels listed in the book "Airport/Facility Directory" for the Northwest U.S. ("15 Mar 2007") My apartment is near the SeaTac airport in Washington state. I was planning on becoming a "student pilot" in a few months. But, can I incorporate my scanner into my studying. Since you are more experienced than I am, how would you learn with it? Listening to aeronautical radio transmissions can be useful for the student pilot by providing a source of real-life situations and phraseology. Should I turn to one channel all day long, a few channels, or what. If you want to hear examples of radio phraseology, leave the radio tuned to SeaTac approach control, and you'll get a feel for what is communicated between ATC and arriving and departing aircraft. The tower frequency only comes into play briefly at the beginning and end of a flight, so you'll hear more on approach (which is often used for departure control also. You might also pick up a low-level IFR chart that will depict the ATC frequencies for different sectors of the terminal and en route areas. At any rate, you'll find a chart that depicts the various fixes to be useful in locating the positions of the aircraft in conjunction with your radio monitoring. The more time you spend on the ground familiarizing yourself with the environment in which you'll be training, the more time you'll have in the air to concentrate on those things you are completely unfamiliar with, so listing to the aircraft transmissions should provide you with an advantage over those students who haven't invested their time in that. Which channels should I listen to during the day. If you plan on receiving your flight instruction at a smaller field, you might tune to it and monitor the transmissions to get a feel for what other pilots are doing there. Could you also give the correct general sequence of channels I would use if I pretend that I was using it to fly? I can pretend that I can transmit with the scanner. The usual sequence is: ATIS (Airport Terminal Information Service) Clearance Delivery Ground Control Tower (Local Control) Departure Control Center (ARTCC) Approach Control ATIS Tower Ground Control. You will also want to practice receiving Flight Service Station weather information by telephone. Give 1 800 WXBRIEF a call and run through the various recordings, and practice taking notes. You will have to write your clearances in shorthand notation, so you can practice that by listening to Clearance Delivery. Going over the information on radio communications in the AIM will also be helpful. I used a word processor to create forms for ATIS and Clearance data; it permits you to copy the information more quickly. Or, did I waste all of my money! You will find Bob Gardener's book to be very useful in building confidence in communicating with ATC as you are training. You did the right thing. I believe it's important for the student to spend about two hours to every one hour of flight instruction going over the material covered in the lessons to aid in its retention. In any event, keep a notebook during your training. Including physically writing what you have been taught, in addition to listening will be useful, as the more senses you involve in your training, the better your retention will be. The books listed below I bought a few months ago. I can probably get the information from them, but wanted to check with you for an easy start. 1. FAR/AIM 2007 by ASA 2. Say Again, Please 3rd edition by Bob Gardner 3. Captain Carlson's Air Plane Talk 4. (Aviation Radio Communications Made Easy IFR edition [don't probably need]) How should I use the scanner as I start to fly, and after I get a VFR license. Thank you, Christopher Lusardi The amount of time you are able to devote to radio communications during a typical flight lesson will initially be filled with angst and diversions which will have an inhibitory effect, so listening at your leisure should help a lot. For some reason radio communications can be difficult to become comfortable with for the aviation student. Expect it; don't be intimidated by it. You will also use the scanner to listen the ATIS broadcast while planning a flight, so that you'll be aware of the current weather updates without having to do repetitive phone calls. Best of luck in your pursuit of an airmans certificate. PS: In case you are unaware of it, there is a newsgroup devoted specifically to aviation students: rec.aviation.student |
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How to use the AR-108 Air Band Scanner Channels
In addition to Seattle Approach Control, which operates on four frequencies
(119.2, 125.9, 120.4, and 120.1), listen to Boeing Tower on 118.3 or 120.6, plus Ground Control on 121.9. The short runway is used almost exclusively by "little" airplanes, and its tower frequency is 118.3. Keep in mind that Approach Control is talking to airlines as well as general aviation; I would not bother to listen to any Sea-Tac frequency. And thanks for buying my book. Bob Gardner "Chris L" wrote in message ... Hello, I bought a small portable scanner that allows me to (only) listen to the channels listed in the book "Airport/Facility Directory" for the Northwest U.S. ("15 Mar 2007") My apartment is near the SeaTac airport in Washington state. I was planning on becoming a "student pilot" in a few months. But, can I incorporate my scanner into my studying. Since you are more experienced than I am, how would you learn with it? Should I turn to one channel all day long, a few channels, or what. Which channels should I listen to during the day. Could you also give the correct general sequence of channels I would use if I pretend that I was using it to fly? I can pretend that I can transmit with the scanner. Or, did I waste all of my money! The books listed below I bought a few months ago. I can probably get the information from them, but wanted to check with you for an easy start. 1. FAR/AIM 2007 by ASA 2. Say Again, Please 3rd edition by Bob Gardner 3. Captain Carlson's Air Plane Talk 4. (Aviation Radio Communications Made Easy IFR edition [don't probably need]) How should I use the scanner as I start to fly, and after I get a VFR license. Thank you, Christopher Lusardi |
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How to use the AR-108 Air Band Scanner Channels
"Bob Gardner" wrote in message . .. In addition to Seattle Approach Control, which operates on four frequencies (119.2, 125.9, 120.4, and 120.1), listen to Boeing Tower on 118.3 or 120.6, plus Ground Control on 121.9. The short runway is used almost exclusively by "little" airplanes, and its tower frequency is 118.3. Keep in mind that Approach Control is talking to airlines as well as general aviation; I would not bother to listen to any Sea-Tac frequency. And thanks for buying my book. Bob Gardner Plus, he can probably pick up the CTAF/Unicom transmissions from Auburn (S50) on 122.8 which will all be General Aviation. .. |
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