Originally Posted by
lospilotos
If you're lucky the HF ones you get are correct.
If you're really lucky Mumbai might answer you.
Haha! Yes, the default answer will be:
"Confirm you are CPDLC?"
If you are CPDLC then they'll talk to you and give you a quick selcal check so that they can go back to sleep. "Roger, continue CPDLC, Mumbai".
If you are not CPDLC then Oh Boy.. Expect the run-around as follows, even though they can hear you just fine :
On 8879: "flight calling Mumbai you are veeery veeery weak, come on 5658 or 6661."
On 6661: "flight calling Mumbai you are veeery veeery weak, come on 8879 or 5658."
On 5658 : "flight calling Mumbai you are veeery veeery weak, come on 8879 or 6661."
On 3476 : "flight calling Mumbai you are veeery veeery weak, come on 5658 or 6661."
If you've tried all those and you tell the operator you get their special message : ""flight calling Mumbai you are veeery veeery weak, come on 10018 or 10084" even though it's 4am in the morning... and then you're promptly ignored until you reach VHF.
Don't worry about things like courtesy waiting for other flights to finish their AIREP - you just key your mic and give your AIREP over the top of anyone else who is transmitting just like the Saudias and Express Indias do.
