2006-07-10 09:20:15 · 5 answers · asked by stalosr 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Aircraft
To Some degree, Yes. Since September 11th, 2001, VFR pilots must monitor 121.5 if they have the equipment available and they are not monitoring or communicating with an ATC facility or their local airport frequencies. IFR pilots (those on IFR flight plans) are already working with ATC so unless they are advised to monitor guard by ATC they need only to stay on their assigned frequency.
2006-07-10 09:30:07 · answer #1 · answered by cloudbumper1 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I remember when calling flight service in Lansing that part of their security briefing was to monitor the emergency freq. But now that requirement, at least as in the briefing, has gone away. There are plenty of ATC services who monitor 121.5 anyways, like Center and approach control facilities, and probably flight service as well. I mean, with flip flop and many freq changes on a cross country flight, I don't know how someone could actually do this.
2006-07-10 11:53:23 · answer #2 · answered by Fun and Games 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not in the United States. In fact, pilots aren't required to fly aircraft with radios.
2006-07-10 12:39:33 · answer #3 · answered by None 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are to guard freqs. 121.5 and the 243.0 Uniform, which is for military aircraft. It is the air force's primary freq, especially B-52 Types.
2006-07-10 23:10:42 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cloudbumper1 is right, but remember that aircraft are net even required to HAVE radios. NORDO (NO RaDiO) craft have restrictions on where they can fly (Class B airspace is RIGHT OUT, for instance), but are perfectly legal otherwise.
Me, I'm never without at least my trusty iCOM handheld.
2006-07-10 11:18:02 · answer #5 · answered by Berry K 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋