Should I buy a scanner or transceiver?
Hi everyone,
I'm a student pilot learning at Bankstown Airport, NSW AUS. I live fairly close to the airport, and was thinking about buying a scanner to listen to the various transmissions (ground, tower, Sydney radar, 121.5 etc...), and familiarise myself with radio calls.
It then occurred to me that spending about $200 more, I could be buying a transceiver. I was wondering how many pilots actually own hand-held transceivers as a radio failure backup, and if this would be a wise purchase to be able to Tx down the track (no pun intended). Thanks