SaturnV:
Was it prudent behavior going to SELCAL mode flying into a SIGMET area, and after receiving the following from dispatch?
Quote:
at 0 h 31 dispatch sent the following message:
“BONJOUR AF447
METEO EN ROUTE SAILOR :
o PHOTO SAT DE 0000Z : CONVECTION ZCIT SALPU/TASIL
o PREVI CAT : NIL
SLTS DISPATCH”,
SELCAL mode is not a question of being prudent or not. Its a question of VHF comm range. When we go into SELCAL we normally keep the last VHF comm freq selected until loosing full contact with the previous ATC and then select 123.45 on VHF 1. (VHF 2 on 121.50).