Brize radar 124.275
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Brize radar 124.275
Hello guys,
I am planning a route which is passing firstly very close to Benson MATZ and afterwards Oxford Kidlington ATZ. A bit worried which frequency to use. Is it enough just to contact Brize radar 124.275 or I have to contact Benson zone and Oxford Kidlington for an overhead zone transit as well?
Thanks a lot for any help in advance.
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I am planning a route which is passing firstly very close to Benson MATZ and afterwards Oxford Kidlington ATZ. A bit worried which frequency to use. Is it enough just to contact Brize radar 124.275 or I have to contact Benson zone and Oxford Kidlington for an overhead zone transit as well?
Thanks a lot for any help in advance.
Cheers.
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If you're not planning on going into the Brize Zone, don't bother with a call to them. If Benson are there, call them for the MATZ transit but say goodbye ASAP (even before leaving the MATZ if possible) to call Oxford. If you are going through the ATZ you MUST call them, but even if you are overflying they have a lot of IFR training traffic around the OX NDB and it's a good idea for you to be part of their picture!
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Is it point to contact Benson zone and ask for MATZ penetration if my planned route lies in less than 1 nm from MATZ stub. Is it a good airmanship to contact them in this case?
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I'd say good airmanship. Plus they may give you extra traffic info you may not have got otherwise. I find the MIL controllers in the S of England particularly helpful and sharp.
That stretch along the M4 around Newbury-Reading-Oxford is absolutely buzzing with traffic during the week at all levels (all potentially different freqs and some on none at all) and I feel a lot better having someone with a decent radar to talk to, no matter whether I'm in the MATZ or not.
That stretch along the M4 around Newbury-Reading-Oxford is absolutely buzzing with traffic during the week at all levels (all potentially different freqs and some on none at all) and I feel a lot better having someone with a decent radar to talk to, no matter whether I'm in the MATZ or not.
