Availability of ATC Communications on Channel 9 thread [2012] Flights
Mar 27, 2012, 10:37 pm
#121
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3/23/12 UA 698 MSP- DEN 
3/27/12 UA 984 DEN- MSP ^ ... with pilot announcement that we'd get to, "listen in on the Federales."
Upon deplaning, I made a point of stopping by and thanking the captain and first officer, adding that I like it because, "It's always been a uniquely United feature that I've appreciated for many years." The FO was smiling back at me and agreeing.
3/27/12 UA 984 DEN- MSP ^ ... with pilot announcement that we'd get to, "listen in on the Federales."
Upon deplaning, I made a point of stopping by and thanking the captain and first officer, adding that I like it because, "It's always been a uniquely United feature that I've appreciated for many years." The FO was smiling back at me and agreeing.
Mar 28, 2012, 7:52 pm
#122
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3/23/12 UA 240 no
3/26/12 UA 554
Makes me sad how so many pilots turn it off these days
no 3/26/12 UA 554
Makes me sad how so many pilots turn it off these days
Mar 28, 2012, 7:56 pm
#123
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3/27 UA 843 SAN-ORD Didn't pursue it at all by asking the FAs as there were other issues before leaving, like a duplicate seat assignment in the row behind me and a long standby list to try to clear onboard. Maybe the Captain just forgot about it. The FAs did mention that UA has "gate to gate audio" (verbatim) in their spiel on descent about the end of the video presentation and time to put away electronic devices but UA's headphones/audio being OK.
Didn't pursue it at all by asking the FAs as there were other issues before leaving, like a duplicate seat assignment in the row behind me and a long standby list to try to clear onboard. Maybe the Captain just forgot about it. The FAs did mention that UA has "gate to gate audio" (verbatim) in their spiel on descent about the end of the video presentation and time to put away electronic devices but UA's headphones/audio being OK.
Last edited by UAzip; Mar 28, 2012 at 7:58 pm Reason: forgot to mention gate to gate
Mar 28, 2012, 8:16 pm
#124
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Zero from 15 flights this year, -- I figured that Channel 9 had gone away until I saw the (very few) positive posts here...
Mar 29, 2012, 6:05 pm
#125
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3/27/12 UA 541 IAD to SFO.
Asked the flight attendant. Heard an emphatic "No" all the way from row 12
Asked the flight attendant. Heard an emphatic "No" all the way from row 12
Mar 31, 2012, 12:50 pm
#126
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3/29 UA 934 LAX-LHR ^ -- available from the gate onward (with no announcement); apparently didn't get turned back on after the trans-Atlantic portion.
-- available from the gate onward (with no announcement); apparently didn't get turned back on after the trans-Atlantic portion.
Apr 1, 2012, 7:59 pm
#127
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3/31 UA 597 ORD - MSP But sympathy from the flight attendant in first for my disappointment.
But sympathy from the flight attendant in first for my disappointment.
Apr 1, 2012, 8:10 pm
#128
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3/21 UA0739 MCO DEN
3/23 UA0270 DEN MCO^
Can't recall if they made annoucements
3/23 UA0270 DEN MCO^
Can't recall if they made annoucements
Apr 1, 2012, 8:23 pm
#129
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4/1 ual319 a320
4/1 ual653 a320 ^
iad-lax-iad
4/1 ual653 a320 ^
iad-lax-iad
Apr 3, 2012, 5:06 am
#130
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THREE for THREE TPAC!
02Apr UA804 BKK-NRT ^
02Apr UA882 NRT-ORD, with "in person" announcement from Captain when he greeted pax in the F cabin with a handshake ^^^
02Apr UA305 ORD-BOS ^
This is a change I can like
02Apr UA882 NRT-ORD, with "in person" announcement from Captain when he greeted pax in the F cabin with a handshake ^^^
02Apr UA305 ORD-BOS ^
This is a change I can like
Apr 3, 2012, 5:32 am
#131
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01 Apr UA938 DEN ORD ^
Preflight announcement by captain ^
Preflight announcement by captain ^
Apr 3, 2012, 6:06 pm
#132
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These are my flights so far this year:
2/13: LAS-DEN: ^ 752, flight on-time, upgraded myself and companion at window
2/17: DEN-LAS: ^ A320 N/A, flight on-time, upgraded
2/20: LAS-DEN: ^ 752, flight on-time, upgraded at window
2/24: DEN-SNA: N/A CR7, flight on-time, missed upgrade, ~#10 on list
3/12: LAS-DEN: 752 , flight late, upgraded at window
3/15: LAS-DEN: 752, flight on-time, upgraded at window
3/20: LAS-SFO: ^ 752, flight on-time, upgraded at window
3/20: SFO-IAD: 772, flight on-time, missed upgrade, ~#50 on list
3/20: IAD-LAX: 772, flight one hour late, missed upgrade, ~#15 on list
3/20: LAX-LAS: N/A CR7, flight on-time, missed upgrade, ~#5 on list
So... 4/8
Overall: 4/8
319: 0/0
320: 1/1
747: 0/0
757: 3/5
777: 0/2
UA On-Time%: 8/10 (Mainline: 6/8 and Express: 2/2, 2/2 on CR7)
Overall On-Time%: 8/10 (All on UA)
Upgrade Percentage: 6/10 as 1P
Historical Ch 9 Stats: 2011: 50%, 2010: 61%, 2009: 81%
2/13: LAS-DEN: ^ 752, flight on-time, upgraded myself and companion at window
2/17: DEN-LAS: ^ A320 N/A, flight on-time, upgraded
2/20: LAS-DEN: ^ 752, flight on-time, upgraded at window
2/24: DEN-SNA: N/A CR7, flight on-time, missed upgrade, ~#10 on list
3/12: LAS-DEN:
752 , flight late, upgraded at window3/15: LAS-DEN:
752, flight on-time, upgraded at window3/20: LAS-SFO: ^ 752, flight on-time, upgraded at window
3/20: SFO-IAD:
772, flight on-time, missed upgrade, ~#50 on list3/20: IAD-LAX:
772, flight one hour late, missed upgrade, ~#15 on list3/20: LAX-LAS: N/A CR7, flight on-time, missed upgrade, ~#5 on list
So... 4/8
Overall: 4/8
319: 0/0
320: 1/1
747: 0/0
757: 3/5
777: 0/2
UA On-Time%: 8/10 (Mainline: 6/8 and Express: 2/2, 2/2 on CR7)
Overall On-Time%: 8/10 (All on UA)
Upgrade Percentage: 6/10 as 1P
Historical Ch 9 Stats: 2011: 50%, 2010: 61%, 2009: 81%
Apr 6, 2012, 5:17 am
#133
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4/04 UA 349 ONT-DEN 752
4/04 UA 321 DEN-EWR 752 FA announced C9 would be on, but it wasn't. Asked FA to tell Captain; she didn't. 
4/04 UA 321 DEN-EWR 752
FA announced C9 would be on, but it wasn't. Asked FA to tell Captain; she didn't.
Apr 6, 2012, 11:45 am
#134
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3/26/2012: 641 LAX-HNL ^ , and was announced by the captain that it would be there a half hour out of LAX and an hour into HNL (I listened for about five minutes on the way out and then didn't turn it on again until descent). He was advertising it; pretty cool.
3/27/2012: 969 HNL-LAX ^ , no announcement just there into LAX (didn't try to listen on the way out)
2/29/2012: 927 SFO-LAX ^ , was the last person to board, no idea if it was announced or not, just lucky to have made the last flight of the day given the blizzard delay from SLC...
I think that is all of the mainline UA United I have flown this year... Wednesday night SFO-LAX was a CO flight, and there was no channel nine in existence. Obviously CO didn't, and I think doesn't, have the ATC channel, but was there a 9 with something before?
3/27/2012: 969 HNL-LAX ^ , no announcement just there into LAX (didn't try to listen on the way out)
2/29/2012: 927 SFO-LAX ^ , was the last person to board, no idea if it was announced or not, just lucky to have made the last flight of the day given the blizzard delay from SLC...
I think that is all of the mainline UA United I have flown this year... Wednesday night SFO-LAX was a CO flight, and there was no channel nine in existence. Obviously CO didn't, and I think doesn't, have the ATC channel, but was there a 9 with something before?
Apr 6, 2012, 12:32 pm
#135
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4/5: UA407 DEN-SEA