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21st May 2006, 18:38

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ShyTorque

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I continue to be amazed by the attitude of some so-called professional pilots who claim they can't cope with the authorised correct use of the distress frequency. They complain about those who are correctly using the frequency and want things changed to their benefit - to save them forgetting to check and adjust a radio volume! Come on guys, get with it!! (Do these folk also forget to en-route check their fuel or get the next ATIS etc?

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Rather than try to change the use of the frequency, why not change the company SOPs and/or checklists? (Remember FREDA?).

BTW, I think that's what the comment about reminding crews about the correct use of 121.5 at the end of the FODCOM was getting at.....

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