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Old January 21st 19, 04:32 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Want to go fly, but on call, any solutions?

Cell phone is obviously out, don't want to talk on the out while flying and they don't work much above pattern altitude anyway.

Willing to land in order to call back, just need a notification.

Old fashioned pager?
Any other means?

Thanks ðŸ˜
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Old January 21st 19, 04:53 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Richard DalCanto
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On Monday, January 21, 2019 at 8:32:26 AM UTC-7, wrote:
Want to go fly, but on call, any solutions?

Cell phone is obviously out, don't want to talk on the out while flying and they don't work much above pattern altitude anyway.

Willing to land in order to call back, just need a notification.

Old fashioned pager?
Any other means?

Thanks ðŸ˜


Get someone to cover you for a couple hours, or carry a pager if you are willing to land.
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Old January 21st 19, 05:09 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Wyll Surf Air
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Both the inReach Mini and the Spot X provide 2 way communication over text or email via a satellite link. They also have the added benefit of being satellite trackers so if you land out or bail out your crew, or EMS, can find you.
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Old January 21st 19, 05:56 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Ahhh
Thanks
I'll look into spot and inreach
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Old January 21st 19, 06:21 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Ahhh... Text messages

Any advice on how one could go about dragging the company and union into the 21st century and allowing modern means of communication?😣😣
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Old January 21st 19, 06:23 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Ahhh...
Text messages
Any ideas how one could go about dragging the company and union into the 21st century?😡😡😡
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Old January 21st 19, 06:57 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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I would have my wife on the radio and my secretary could telephone her and she would relay to me .

Kemp NK

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Old January 21st 19, 08:45 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Default Want to go fly but "on call"

On Monday, January 21, 2019 at 8:32:26 AM UTC-7, wrote:
Want to go fly, but on call, any solutions?

Cell phone is obviously out, don't want to talk on the out while flying and they don't work much above pattern altitude anyway.

Willing to land in order to call back, just need a notification.

Old fashioned pager?
Any other means?

Thanks ðŸ˜


Condor 2?
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Old January 21st 19, 11:32 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Charlie M. (UH & 002 owner/pilot)
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Text via satellite is one thing (I have no experience in that), but cell is dependent. That I do have some experience in. Northern NJ, decent coverage (Verizon, a few years ago), maybe 5000AGL, sorta flat ground........hit or miss on sending a text in flight. I had to watch the signal strength start coming up, then hit send.
I figured out part of the issue was a CF cockpit, so holding the cellphone above the cockpit rail helped. This was in cruise flight, thermaling may have helped, may have hurt.....

PS, the only reason I did this was I had radio issues and I "wandered off" and nobody knew where I was. I figured a text back to someone at the field at least gave them a direction and intent (last contact with one of our club pilots was 10 miles north of Middletown, NY/home, I was now SW 20 or so miles out from home and continuing out).
 




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