Sat Jan 21, 2017 7:28 am
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I was taught that when I'd got nothing better to do with it, to use box 2 to listen out on 121.5.
On a cross country flight I typically use box 2 for ATIS, quickly talking to airfields I'm passing close to or listening out on the next frequency - but on a local bimble I'll generally have it on 121.5.
A few weeks ago I listened to a light aircraft mayday situation on box 2 - all successfully handled by D&D and others - but on reflection whilst I learnt a few things from it - I found it very distracting.
Given the good levels of ground based coverage in the UK, and I believe most airliners are listening out on 121.5 (??), then is there really any point in a GA bimbler doing so?
In theory there could be an aircraft in distress below the level of ground based coverage - but in which case lots of airliners should hear this from 35,000ft?
On a cross country flight I typically use box 2 for ATIS, quickly talking to airfields I'm passing close to or listening out on the next frequency - but on a local bimble I'll generally have it on 121.5.
A few weeks ago I listened to a light aircraft mayday situation on box 2 - all successfully handled by D&D and others - but on reflection whilst I learnt a few things from it - I found it very distracting.
Given the good levels of ground based coverage in the UK, and I believe most airliners are listening out on 121.5 (??), then is there really any point in a GA bimbler doing so?
In theory there could be an aircraft in distress below the level of ground based coverage - but in which case lots of airliners should hear this from 35,000ft?