I've carried an Icom and headset adapter for over 28 years. I've used it several times. After a *Annual at Bagbie, the PTTs were misconnected and I used it for the flight to Inverness.
I upgraded to an 8.33, and in 2018 used it for a delivery flight from North Coates to Inverness, after buying an aircraft with no 8.33. The range of the new 8.33 Icom is much less than the 1991 one.
Using a mobile phone would be a problem with a busy airfield. I've had the telephone unanswered when trying to PPR at two airfields, one whose ATC are very helpful on the radio, and one "number not recognised" in the past two years.
Last edited by Maoraigh1; 9th March 2020 at 20:01.
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