Depends what frequency it is setup on might only be 121.5 DX
The discussion on a significant part of the scottish FIR VFR traffic not participating in the info service would maybe best spun off onto another thread.
And if they used the radio or not wouldn't have been a factor if they hit a down draft. I have had 70knts wash off in that area due to a wave down draft which equates to a sink rate of 1700ft a min in the aircraft I was flying at the time.
Last edited by mad_jock; 13th May 2012 at 19:23.