Originally Posted by
RealUlli
I heard about quite a few private pilots that carry hand-held radios in case of electrical failure in the aircraft. (Much safer than just squawking NORDO...)
I think I also heard someone mentioning picking up their clearance before powering up the aircraft...
I was inbound to Juneau recently and had to go around because the tower had cleared a Piper Cub to land via cell phone but had lost contact with him when he hung up! We were a little too close for comfort so we went around and landed opposite direction a few minutes later.