The Consolidated "Channel 9 Availability" Thread [Merged]

[LLW]

Originally Posted by dgolding

Is it easy to turn off accidentally?

I can't imagine how. It's one of the ceiling switches. (A captain showed it to me once.)

[the_traveler]

My apologies if this has been answered, but my search did not show anything recent.

I have not flown on UA in a while. Is Channel 9 still available? All I see is XM radio listed, but nothing about Channel 9 (ATC) was mentioned. That is one of the reasons I like to fly UA.

[xj47]

I've had it on my past couple flights. Hemispheres in-flight magazine still shows it...

[SEA1K4EVR]

Yep it sure is. Captain's discretion whether or not to turn it on..but most do.

[the_traveler]

Thank you for the fast replies!

[exerda]

I had had awful luck with it prior to this past weekend; even on flights where the captain would announce it being available, something would get flummoxed, and it would be dead or music.

However, every single flight this past weekend had it working throughout the flight. Definitely still there, and still enjoyed!

[carl92103]

Channel 9 and E+ United's two greatest innovations

[Mbenz]

Was on DCA-ORD on an old 737 on Sunday and channel 9 was working, though recently noticed it being absent on more flights than usual as well.

[iapetus]

On one of my last flights (I'm pretty sure that it was UA #942 from LAX to ORD -- I wish I could remember the plane type; it might have been a 757), there was no Channel 9. And, no, I don't mean that the captain simply opted to not have it on. There was some XM radio station on channel 9! In fact, when I looked through "Hemispheres" it showed two different entertainment menus; and, one of them (the one being offered us, apparently) had no Channel 9. Anyone else seen this or am I not remembering things correctly?

[Bigbit]

My pet peeve is on 757's when they show the safety video and then don't shut the video unit off when the safety video is done, leaving the entertainment system in a No-Op state.

To me, Ch. 9 is most interesting during Taxi, Take-off and Landing, and I can't believe how many times I've settled into my seat, plugged into Ch. 9, could hear the pilots and controllers, sad to myself, "Good, it's on", only to lose the channel because the FA's didn't shut off the safety video when it was done.

Latest incident was LAX-ORD last Sat. Then on my ORD-FRA flight, Channel 9 wasn't on due to "pilot's discretion". Not a good day for a Ch. 9 fan.

[couscous]

Grrrrr I hate when it's not turn on.

[DenverBrian]

Originally Posted by Bigbit

Latest incident was LAX-ORD last Sat. Then on my ORD-FRA flight, Channel 9 wasn't on due to "pilot's discretion". Not a good day for a Ch. 9 fan.

My own unscientific survey shows a direct correlation between "pilot's discretion" and "a few years away from mandatory retirement."

Meaning that I think the percentage of the time that channel 9's on is going up over time.

[djerikd]

Was 3 for 3 with channel 9 yesterday/today

[tommy777]

Originally Posted by Bigbit

My pet peeve is on 757's when they show the safety video and then don't shut the video unit off when the safety video is done, leaving the entertainment system in a No-Op state.

To me, Ch. 9 is most interesting during Taxi, Take-off and Landing, and I can't believe how many times I've settled into my seat, plugged into Ch. 9, could hear the pilots and controllers, sad to myself, "Good, it's on", only to lose the channel because the FA's didn't shut off the safety video when it was done.

Yeah, this happens to me too on the 75 every once in a while. But I'm always able to get a hold of a FA pretty fast to get it back on again.. For those tho don't know, when the two orange lights are shoving on the forward screen when stowed, and the screens are black, they have forgot to turn off the safety video..

And for the OP, remember that UX doesn't have Ch9

[SEA1K4EVR]

Originally Posted by iapetus

There was some XM radio station on channel 9!

When the captain turns off channel 9 then music automatically replaces it.