Can we please get rid of practice pans on 121.5?
I know this has been done to death but - really - they are nothing but a damn nuisance.
Usually somewhere about mid-France I find myself reaching to deselect Guard as Golf Charlie Foxtrot Bog Jumper drones into his turgid practice pan speal. As often as not followed by some foreign voice yelling "you're on Guard!" .
Some nice weekends its IMPOSSIBLE to operate a commercial flight in UK airspace AND monitor Guard. Contrary to various SOPS and requirements and recommendations.
Its pointless, it could be simulated, it could be on a slightly different frequency, it could only be allowed for an hour a day or something. Anything would be better than having the worlds most cluttered 121.5 freq.
I used to do loads of them as a PPL instructor and can see their use as they did in reality bring back not a few of my solo student navexs. Nevertheless...
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