Oh My God
Fer Chr1sts sake everyone
All Crab is saying that everyone, where possible should monitor 121.5 Not even so you can hear messages from ATC(poor line of sight etc) but so we can all act as a safety net for each other.
What is the problem with that? i personally would like to hope that when i fly that others are monitoring the distress freqs, so if i have to put down in a hurry someone, anyone may hear me - not just ATC.
Are we not all aviators and do we not have to look out for each other? All crab did was go and rescue someone and then try tonform the other airspace users that he was there. What is the drama?
I have heard some absolute cr@p on this thread from people telling crab to get over it - he is just suggesting that we should help each other and if the rest of you pontificating pilots can't see that then I hope I never have to put down in a hurry near any of you because I knwo you'll never help.
The TDA system exists to inform poeple of SAROPs etc. What is the problem with that?? For Chr1sts sake inromation to make everyone's life easier and safer is out there but no-one wants to use it.
HEMS/EMS - why don't you get a TDA announced so that when you are trying to land and you are slow and not very manouverable and looking for wires etc you don't collect a fast jet up the arse!! What is wrong with trying make things safer???
There are so many of you on this thread who need to pull their heads out of their @rses and realise that just cos nothing has happened so far that it doesn't mean that it won't in the future.
Crab, my respects. You are a professional aviator who is trying to amke the aviation world a safer place. If the rest of the bean counters and crab bashers can't see that i hope that you get a job with the CAA and force them from the skies.
Rant over.
Regards
The Saint
Soory for the spelling and capitals etc. I was angry typing and I apologise.