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Old 10th Nov 2008, 22:02
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gadude
 
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Quote ""*Listen to the CTAF from 20 nm""

It also pay's to listen on centre frequenty as I recently learned in Karratha.
You join the circuit after climbing up to circuit hight, joining xwind (good hey!!) after listing to CTAF for the last 20 nm. To discover there is a BIG wipper snipper flying down wind without making any calls.. And they seem to go a little slower that the old 210.
got me puzzled for a bit.

That happend twice and I figered out from then on that they must simply forget to switch back to CTAF frequentie after talking to centre.

I know he had to be around somewere as he did talk to centre before I was 20nm. And I do have a habit, like most off us i think, that I have centre tuned in, incase the engine goes a bit quiet.

At least that way I might have a change to talk to someone.

Cheers
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