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Radiotelephony Practices of American Pilots in Comparison to ICAO Standards
As a commercial pilot with experience in various airspaces, including frequent interactions with American pilots, I've noticed a distinct difference in their radiotelephony etiquette compared to the ...
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How can I become a master at the radios?
Are there any resources for student pilots who wants to get better at the radios?
Currently, I am immersing myself by using liveatc.com but what I am looking for is perhaps scripts between pilot and ...
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What is the ATC protocol for hijackings? [closed]
If a commercial aircraft is successfully hijacked, by a competent pilot / pilots, and they make contact with ATC for regular requests (i.e. weather updates, flight path information or clearing air ...
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ATC application to listen in to current flight? [closed]
I was wondering if there is some sort of app or website that allows people (well, me as a passenger) to listen in to the ATC of my current flight? (Assuming the flight has passenger wifi).
If this is ...
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How airplanes of new generation communicate with ATC over remote areas? (North Atlantic Region)
How new airplanes get in contact with ATC while flying in remote areas? Do they use VHF datalink (VDL) ?
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How are multiple frequencies monitored at once?
In a tiny single-engine aircraft like a Cessna, all the way up to a modern jetliner like a 747, it seems the cockpits of modern aircraft have at least 4 separate airband radios, for monitoring up to 4 ...
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How do pilot and copilot operate and coordinate the radio?
How do the pilot and copilot of a large commercial jet operate the radio when talking to ATC? Is there a push-to-talk button, or some voice-triggered mechanism?
Also, how do they coordinate it? How ...
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Why are the call signs of some airlines completely different than their name?
The call sign of U.S. Airways is "Cactus", and that of British Airways is "Speedbird"; while for Malaysia Airlines is "Malaysia", Qantas is just simple "Qantas".
Why is it that the call signs of some ...
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What means do airline ground staff have to converse with pilots in flight?
It seems that airline operational staff on the ground have the ability to initiate verbal communication with airline pilots on at least some airliners, in flight.
Obviously pilots can communicate ...
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Why do we no longer have a navigation officer on modern commercial flights?
In the olden days there used to be a navigation officer in commercial airlines who had the tasks of navigation and radio communication. But, in modern commercial airliners there is no navigation ...
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Why do pilots have the ability to turn off the transponder in-flight?
These days, when reading news about missing Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200, I keep coming across a scenario where pilot might have deliberately turned off the transponder which is used for the ...
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