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Bordering towered airspaces
I'm looking for guidance on radio communications when taking off from Delta airspace and flying into Charlie that starts where the Delta ends. My aircraft can only monitor one frequency at a time. Can ...
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How does an ARTCC achieve radio coverage of its entire region?
I live close to the edge of the ARTCC region covering my area. There is no way I could talk on VHF to the control center at normal GA altitudes; it might be possible from airliner or bizjet cruise ...
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Can You Transmit with Airband Transceiver
I am considering the purchase of two Dittel FSG-5 Airband (118-137 Mhz) transceivers. If I transmit from one radio to the other, and vice versa, am I breaking any rules or potentially causing an issue ...
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Can the guard frequency be used by non-aircraft / general public?
I am part of an organisation which regularly flies high-powered rockets, and thus files a TFR when we do so prohibiting aircraft from the area where we launch these rockets up to 10,000 ft. This TFR ...
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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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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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Can you broadcast a very low power nav vor signal in air?
Are there any FCC restrictions on broadcasting a test nav signal on 108.0 in the air? Or perhaps on other nav frequencies that can be received within the navigation band?
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What is the procedure following a near miss?
This is a follow-up to this question - in particular, to this video posted in MichaelK's answer.
What would be the correct procedure for the pilot to follow in this situation? (That is, after a near ...
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Is a ground station radio license required for UAS operations in the US?
When conducting UAS operations would a PIC or Spotter be considered a ground station or an air station? The communications would concern a sUAS in the air, but the radio is physically on the ground.
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Is a license required to transmit in the designated aviation band?
Is an FCC license required for people to operate a radio in the aviation band?
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What prevents someone from hijacking a radio frequency mid-air?
For someone who wants to stay anonymous and probably terrorize the skies, what protective measures do we have?
Without even thinking too deep, I can imaging the following scenarios for someone who's ...
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When must full aircraft registration be used as radio callsign?
What are the FCC or FAA regulations that require one to use their full registration as radio callsign, unless abridged by air traffic control, when using an aircraft radio for transmitting? It seems ...
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Can you report a crash landing on an emergency frequency even if you are not at the airport?
You see a crash landing near the airport but you're in a car, no other planes have reported the status of the plane, and Approach can no longer contact the plane. Can you report the crash on an ...
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Are CTAF and UNICOM frequencies routinely recorded?
ATC communications are recorded for later examination by accident investigators or regulatory agencies. Are CTAF frequencies at untowered fields usually recorded? How about manned UNICOM frequencies?
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What callsign should an ultralight use?
I plan to operate an ultralight aircraft domestically (in Oregon, USA) in uncontrolled airspace and will not venture out of the country nor will I come near the Canadian or Mexican borders.
I have ...
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