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Is "Conflicting Traffic" any better than "All Traffic?"
CTAF guidelines make clear that "all traffic in area please advise," is a bad idea and great way to get CTAF blocked for everybody. Makes sense, cool.
I've seen in videos people using "...
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What is the difference between CTAF and the Tower frequency? Why does the Chart Supplement list the same frequency twice?
At many part-time towered airports the Chart Supplement will have a listing along these lines:
COMMUNICATIONS: CTAF 119.2, TOWER 119.2 (1400–0500Z‡)
The CTAF is the same frequency as the Tower. What ...
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Did the last US plane to leave Afghanistan have support from the control tower?
CNN's says says that
The last US military planes have left Afghanistan, Gen. Frank McKenzie, the commander of US Central Command, announced Monday at the Pentagon. The US departure marks the end of a ...
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Why do so many airports have the same CTAF frequency?
In the United States, many non-towered airports have CTAF frequencies (often shared with UNICOM as well) that tend to overlap with various other airports within a 50-100 nm radius, at least in more ...
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What are the proper radio call-outs on uncontrolled airfields?
I know that there are many non-commercial runways that do not have an active Air Traffic Controller on-duty, and that many small aircraft use these runways for takeoff and landing, but I never ...
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Where can I find canonical examples of radio communications at non-towered airports?
I'm trying to find any canonical examples of radio communication patterns at non-towered airports. The FAR/AIM has very little in terms of sample announcements, etc. The AC-90-66B (https://www.faa.gov/...
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How do pilots "turn an airport around" at nontowered fields?
Consider Homestead Airport, a fictional paved, non-towered airfield in the exurbs of Bigtown, USA that has become popular as a home field for recreational pilots. The airport's busy enough that ...
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