View Single Post
  #9  
Old November 8th 06, 02:26 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Ron Natalie
external usenet poster
 
Posts: 1,175
Default How many monitor 121.5?

Brad wrote:
.Blueskies. wrote:
The Maydays post got me wondering. I don't monitor except during the long flights, maybe ~2 hours or longer...


Flying traffic reporters deep in the FRZ around the DC Beltway, I'm
always on an ATC frequency and monitoring air-to-air on the #2. If I
had a third comm...

Actually the SL30 (and the GNS480 which uses the same comm section)
can monitor the standby frequency. I can listen to 4 frequencies.
Even when I'm picking up the ATIS or something on #2, I've got 121.5
in the M channel.