Originally Posted by
atakacs
Hmm not willing to debate you but isn't radio listening a good idea ?
How many frequencies are you able to follow and how many radios do you have?
These zones are usually in the vicinity of bigger airports and listening one more frequency can be quite distracting.
My procedure when passing by was being with Flight Information, maybe listen to the nearby ATIS, sometime RADAR if I knew of passing an approach area or listening to one of the smaller airfields just below me. Three frequencies is ok with me (one dual watch and one single frequency 833 radio on board) but which frequency do I have to sacrifice? Even worse for the people on just a single radio.