Broadcasting ATC during flying events
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I recall the ATC being played on the PA at the Sywell airshow a few years ago. A C130 made a low pass over the field and must have failed to spot the grass runway (in the days before the concrete strip). The C130 passed over the car park, setting off a cacophany of alarms, and then gave us a wonderful closeup view as it passed over the crowd. The frantic calls from the controller were certainly interesting. I thought at the time that it was all part of the display but surely it must have been a genuine error?
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Sam,
Read the sticky in the ATC forum, on my phone now so difficult to link to it.
I think the assumption is that, if a frequency is ‘publicised’, as at an airshow etc, then it is ok....
Read the sticky in the ATC forum, on my phone now so difficult to link to it.
I think the assumption is that, if a frequency is ‘publicised’, as at an airshow etc, then it is ok....
You can only listen to other services if you have the permission of the sender. The air show is a good example where the control tower frequencies are publicised and that would be considered permission.
