Air Traffic Channels
Jan 3, 2000 | 10:38 pm
#16
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Join Date: May 1998
Location: Greensboro, NC USA
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Great channel 9 stories!! My experience is that the shuttle flights seem to offer channel 9 more than non-shuttle flights. I agree with the earlier statement that the older the crew the less likely they are to offer it. I have though on a number of occasions asked for it to be turned on and had my request granted. When they won't do it, the FA usually comes back and says " Sorry channel 9 in not available today" Never hurts to ask though.
Jan 4, 2000 | 5:36 am
#17
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For those of you who can't get enough of Ch 9, here's a site that links (sometimes) to various airports around the world:
http://freeweb.pdq.net/dino/liveatc.htm
I always ask for Ch 9 too -- I don't even use the audio if Ch 9 is off
http://freeweb.pdq.net/dino/liveatc.htm
I always ask for Ch 9 too -- I don't even use the audio if Ch 9 is off
Jan 4, 2000 | 5:39 am
#18
Join Date: Oct 1999
Posts: 300
Great channel 9 stories. While it is not quite as interesting you might want to listen in to DFW Air Traffic Control on your PC if you have RealPlayer Audio. The URL is: http://www.audionet.com/simuflite/ Enjoy!
Jan 4, 2000 | 6:10 am
#19
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Join Date: May 1998
Location: Greensboro, NC USA
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Onefreeman and WHY2K
Thanks for those links. Was fun to sit in my living room in North Carolina and listen to air traffic in my old home town of Chicago. The things that we get excited about can sometimes be pretty trivial.
Thanks for those links. Was fun to sit in my living room in North Carolina and listen to air traffic in my old home town of Chicago. The things that we get excited about can sometimes be pretty trivial.
Jan 4, 2000 | 6:24 am
#20
Join Date: Mar 1999
Location: Manassas VA
Posts: 145
My favorite Ch 9 story, which at least some of you may get:
UA962: United 8162 checking in flight level 350
Center: Denver Center roger
[brief pause]
UA962: View sure is beautiful up here
[another pause]
Center: The view doen't change much down here
UA962: [Without missing a beat] I guess you must not be the lead dog
For the uninitiated, it's not uncommon for a flight to have a different callsign that the flight number on your ticket - it happens if the number is in use elsewhere in the system. UA962 (8amLAX-IAD) was always 8162.
UA962: United 8162 checking in flight level 350
Center: Denver Center roger
[brief pause]
UA962: View sure is beautiful up here
[another pause]
Center: The view doen't change much down here
UA962: [Without missing a beat] I guess you must not be the lead dog
For the uninitiated, it's not uncommon for a flight to have a different callsign that the flight number on your ticket - it happens if the number is in use elsewhere in the system. UA962 (8amLAX-IAD) was always 8162.
Jan 4, 2000 | 9:00 am
#21
formerly known as RK7
Join Date: Aug 1999
Location: Grass Valley SMF
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I'm always amazed at the courtesy and manners between these people. I swear that the world would be a better place if more people would respond to tense situations the way that these people do. RK