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Lonely up there?
She was also impressed that Bradley Tower wanted to make sure we had a hotel when we went up there for parent's weekend. (I've explained ATIS to her before, so I think she was joking. I hope.) That's really funny! |
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I have often been told to switch freq. and then wait for 10 to 15
minutes before trying to contact center. There are large 'radio free' zones in the north central US. But I always try about every 5 minutes. |
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Robert Chambers wrote:
And if they are really busy they clear you to land, taxi to parking this frequency, good night. "Enjoy your nap," I always have been tempted to say. -- Peter |
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Marco Leon mmleonyahoo.com wrote:
Same experience as Peter, it's usually busy in the NE. I usually only call to check when there is absolutely no one on the freq and I believe that I'm encroaching someone else's airspace. Flying IFR back from Buffalo to Syracuse yesterday, I was presented with long, silent frequency on Syracuse Approach. As a test, I decided to wait it out and let ATC or another aircraft break the silence first, as if I were having a blinking contest to see who would flinch first. Perhaps five minutes passed without a sound on the frequency as I was approaching the VOR where I know approach brings me down. I checked and rechecked the volume on the radio and momentarily broke the squelch, but I wanted to see how long I could hold out. Finally right at the VOR approach called me to give me my descent instructions, loud and clear. At this point in my experience, I admit that the stress of not knowing with certainty (i.e hearing other activity) that the radio was still functioning was greater than the effort of simply calling for a radio check. -- Peter |
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Paul Tomblin wrote:
I especially get that "it's quiet - too quiet" feeling LOL! "It's too quiet in here," as if a murderer is going to pop-up from the back seat. -- Peter |
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"Peter R." wrote in message ... Paul Tomblin wrote: I especially get that "it's quiet - too quiet" feeling LOL! "It's too quiet in here," as if a murderer is going to pop-up from the back seat. Steve McCroskey: "Sure is quiet out there!" Rex Cramer: "Yeah, too quiet". |
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"Peter R." wrote in message
... Perhaps five minutes passed without a sound on the frequency as I was approaching the VOR where I know approach brings me down. I checked and rechecked the volume on the radio and momentarily broke the squelch, but I wanted to see how long I could hold out. Finally right at the VOR approach called me to give me my descent instructions, loud and clear. At this point in my experience, I admit that the stress of not knowing with certainty (i.e hearing other activity) that the radio was still functioning was greater than the effort of simply calling for a radio check. Makes me uncomfortable too. I've been getting better though. On a late evening flight from Bangor ME returning to Long Island I had long stretches of silence and never once did a radio check (I knew there was a market for them panel-mounted CD players!). Being unfamiliar with the airspace, I was just probably ignorantly bliss. Marco Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** SPEED ** RETENTION ** COMPLETION ** ANONYMITY ** ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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"Peter R." wrote in message
... Robert Chambers wrote: And if they are really busy they clear you to land, taxi to parking this frequency, good night. "Enjoy your nap," I always have been tempted to say. Can anyone beat this? I was once cleared to 60-mile final approach course to Glens Falls, NY (KGFL) while still around the Pittsfield, Mass area. I guess the guy was bored. Marco Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** SPEED ** RETENTION ** COMPLETION ** ANONYMITY ** ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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Marco Leon mmleonyahoo.com wrote:
Can anyone beat this? I was once cleared to 60-mile final approach course to Glens Falls, NY (KGFL) while still around the Pittsfield, Mass area. I guess the guy was bored. Reads to me as if the controller was going for the record, too. -- Peter |
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"Marco Leon" mmleon(at)yahoo.com wrote in message ... Can anyone beat this? I was once cleared to 60-mile final approach course to Glens Falls, NY (KGFL) while still around the Pittsfield, Mass area. I guess the guy was bored. "Cleared to 60-mile final approach course"? What does that mean? |
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