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United Pilot Q & A {Archive}
Jul 15, 2018, 11:50 am
#6661
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I was on a flight today that had CH9 enabled. In addition to ATC I could also hear the crew intercom communications which was a first. From what I've read on FT I thought the VHF radios was a separate system. Is that not true?
Jul 15, 2018, 12:08 pm
#6662
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Jul 15, 2018, 12:12 pm
#6663
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Ah, thanks.
Jul 15, 2018, 12:56 pm
#6664
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Yes,
channel 9 refers to the old analog audio on PMUA planes - one of the channels was for TV and others were for music IIRC. Ch9 obviously unique to UA - lots of debate around merger time about FlyerTalkers wanting post merger UA to keep it.
channel 9 refers to the old analog audio on PMUA planes - one of the channels was for TV and others were for music IIRC. Ch9 obviously unique to UA - lots of debate around merger time about FlyerTalkers wanting post merger UA to keep it.
Jul 15, 2018, 1:12 pm
#6665
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Thanks to the crew I kept up with the world cup scores!
Jul 15, 2018, 1:53 pm
#6666
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Think of it as a mixing console.
Jul 15, 2018, 3:18 pm
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Is there an avionics system on the flight deck which goes through a noisy reboot sequence just before pushback? I have been hearing "GO AROUND .. WIND SHEAR AHEAD, WIND SHEAR AHEAD" from the cockpit while we're getting ready to push every flight now.
Jul 15, 2018, 3:20 pm
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That's a systems test. Pilots test each system to ensure everything is working. Other notable announcements are "Monitor vertical speed!" "Terrain! Terrain!" and "Pull up! Pull up!"
Jul 16, 2018, 7:44 am
#6669
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I was listening to ATC and heard, following the takeoff of a UA 757-300, an AA 737 being told to "line up and wait". They politely refused because they said they needed "at least 2 minutes behind the 753" and there was inbound traffic for the runway. Is there a standard interval that is required for smaller jets behind larger ones? In the past I have heard "caution wake turbulence" but never heard the following aircraft decline a takeoff.
Jul 16, 2018, 8:24 am
#6670
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AIM 7-3-9. AIR TRAFFIC WAKE TURBULENCE SEPARATIONS
Jul 16, 2018, 8:29 am
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For what it's worth whenever I have found ch9 to be carrying the intercom audio as well as ATC I have quietly told a FA to inform the captain. I think this is just polite. The intercom may occasionally be interesting but it is rather like listening in on someone's private conversation on a party line (for those who remember those). ATC is inherently public but the intercom is assumed a private channel to those on the phone and I don't think it is really polite to be eavesdropping on it.
Jul 16, 2018, 8:34 am
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For what it's worth whenever I have found ch9 to be carrying the intercom audio as well as ATC I have quietly told a FA to inform the captain. I think this is just polite. The intercom may occasionally be interesting but it is rather like listening in on someone's private conversation on a party line (for those who remember those). ATC is inherently public but the intercom is assumed a private channel to those on the phone and I don't think it is really polite to be eavesdropping on it.
Jul 16, 2018, 12:51 pm
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I've experienced twice now on the 77w where the cockpit announced that CH9 would be available, but nothing actually came through 
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Jul 16, 2018, 1:02 pm
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Aug 23, 2018, 8:38 am
#6675
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Flew into Laramie, Wyoming recently. It appears there is no control tower there, which isn't terribly surprising since there's only one or two UA flights a day there.
What do pilots on UAX or UA do when flying into an airport with no tower? Are they always with the center the airport is in from takeoff to landing? For example, for DEN-LAR would Denver Center control them the entire way, including giving them clearance to land? Or is there some general frequency for the airport that the pilots will just announce their intentions to other aircraft in the immediate area? Thanks.
What do pilots on UAX or UA do when flying into an airport with no tower? Are they always with the center the airport is in from takeoff to landing? For example, for DEN-LAR would Denver Center control them the entire way, including giving them clearance to land? Or is there some general frequency for the airport that the pilots will just announce their intentions to other aircraft in the immediate area? Thanks.