How can passengers hear the voices between the ATC and the cockpit?

Question

In some videos from youTube, I hear ATC & cockpit voice interactions and I wonder how they heard it. And what's the purpose for allowing passengers to hear them?

Answer 1

On United, which I fly a lot, you can turn to channel 9 and hear conversations between air traffic control and the flight deck crews on flights in the area of your flight. One purpose would be to allow passengers advance notice when the plane is going to change direction, begin a descent, etc. Also, you can get some indication of where you are when you hear air traffic control request that your flight switch to a different air traffic control center. Another purpose would be to listen to air traffic control direct air traffic in the vicinity of your flight, just because some people are interested in that.

Generally, things are much more interesting during the takeoff and landing phases of the flight - usually there's much more happening.

Answer 2

There are many voices that experience the energy to talk. Some spirits are malevolant- and with unhealthy intenet. Often instances there are humans at the road that appear to be arguing with anything- and it would very good be a malevolent spirit. The voice of God is on the whole instances heard inside the guts. God does talk to humans in lots of specific approaches- except voices a further feasible means is visions--- God hardly ever insults... and I believe that after he does talk naturally via a further character then it's for an major cause (probably that character is known as to participate in a venture to aid mankind. Therefor- a hobo would very good be speakme to God. I believe I met one who did. And they would even be affliction from anything else. Usually the voice of God does no longer purpose one to argue or behave violently. Thats my wager.

Answer 3

TWA used to allow it. More and more, airlines are reluctant to do this, as incidents have occurred in the past of passengers questioning the crew, about so-and-so transmission.
The other issue is, you may misunderstand what you're hearing, and that can cause consternation among passengers.
So to avoid hassling the air crew, and potential lawsuits, airlines don't do it too often.

Answer 4

United usually offers it on Channel 9 and the conversations are not limited to your aircraft only . You get to hear ATC talking to other aircraft also . There are some realy interesting converstions going on.
As far as why they do it, I don't know But I'm glad that they do.

Answer 5

Some of the airlines allow you to listen to the ATC from one of the channels if you are interested. You can also listen via the net if you want, obviously not when you are flying http://www.liveatc.net/

Answer 6

You need a Scanner to do this, that's a radio recievers wthat is capable of recieving radio frequencies between 118 Mhz to 136 Mhz. That's the frequency range used for aviation radio communication worlwide.

Answer 7

Some airlines have audio channels (Channel 8 i think) dedicated to the Comm in the plane, I believe American has this feature.. pretty cool!

Answer 8

With the pilot's permission, you can listen on a handheld scanner. I haven't tried to get one past security since 9/11, though.

Answer 9

Some airlines offer it as one of the channels you can listen to. It is purely for information/entertainment value. I find it very interesting

Answer 10

United Airlines offers this; others may also, but I don't know of any. My first transatlantic trip was on United; it was quite interesting.