Trans-atlantic / other flights...
I guess my knowledge is limited to a PPL, and I was curious to know how trans-atlantic and other flights over large water bodies (mainly across oceans) operated.
Mainly in terms of --
1) Navigation - Do they have VORs or beacons to track that are in the oceans?
2) Frequencies - What frequencies do they use and what is the transition like? Is there an "oceanic" or some common frequency that is governed centrally or do aircraft transition frequencies governed by certain nearby countries/continents?
Just curious. If someone has any good answers, I'd love to hear 'em.
Cheers.