Originally Posted by
Talkdownman
Almost as good as having 121.5 on standby...
Better, surely. A cold call to 121.5, they don't know where you are[#], whereas a Farnborough radar controller does.
[#] At least, not if my most recent practice pan is anything to go by. I called from overhead Grafham Water. as a nice easy landmark. They told me I was overhead some village I've never heard of, which when I found out where it was later turned out to be miles away.