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Old 2nd Aug 2016, 12:23
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cogwheel
 
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It's nothing new but many RPT operators use "switching to CTAF" as their SOP, despite (presumably) having two comms - it seems to be routine for qlink, rex, sharp.
I bet if you were to compare the SOP's of these operators for this phase of operations, they would be different. Many do not call switching to CTAF as that is when it releases ATC from providing traffic info. Why do that when you are on both coms?

There is certainly not enough emphasis on see and avoid for these Ops when in VMC.

This report has deficiencies that suggest the writers are perhaps not all that current?
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