Originally Posted by
AerocatS2A
It’s a mistake, you don’t do it on purpose. Ive seen someone change to Tower when they were supposed to be on Approach. It’s caused by your brain running in auto mode and doing things without conscious thought.
Of course nobody does it on purpose. And of course we've all messed up at one time or another. However, there really are some fundamental errors that nobody at the sharp end should make. Changing comm freq when you are utterly reliant on communications has to come under the 'insane' category surely. That's exactly the time nobody should be on 'auto mode'. It's the one time we do (or used to) earn our living.
There are some things we all (well I do) remember from our very first lessons. The basics, which keep you safe.