Trying to track down the crew from a Silver flight today....

Maximillian_Jenius said:
Thanks. but to a non pilot, I have no idea what it's for. Only that 121.5 is a frequency.
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It is a system for relaying sports scores or USA today crossword clues. When not jammed up with people bitching about being on guard, it is the VHF emergency frequency. In theory, everyone with two radios is listening on the second one. It is also what ELTs (emergency beacons) transmit on, which can sometimes only be heard from the air, so it is common to report that to ATC (though it is hard for them to hear the report over 20 pilots chirping in with "your on guard!!!" To resolve that problem, ELT's are being replaced with 406MHz epirbs. (That the guard nazis can't hear)

If the Air Force sends a fighter to intercept you, it is also the frequency they may call you on before shooting at you.
 
Cobalt Thorium G said:
I like it when a guy calls ground for taxi clearance while he's actually on guard. I've been awfully tempted to give them taxi instructions. That would teach them frequency discipline.
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"Taxi to runway six niner via whiskey, cowboy" is the only instruction you could give the guy without deserving a kick to the nads.
 
I've wondered before, how far do you think these "your on guard" calls travel in a given instance? For example if someone makes a mistake and makes a PA on guard in LA, and then someone in the air over LA utters that phrase, and the next person to pick it up is over lets say phoenix, then Denver etc. Before its all done, someone climbing out of NYC has to listen to some guy make a smart ass comment?
 
Assuming the $100 bet was who could make the 1st taxiway and you lost the bet... I'm the guy.
 
Maximillian_Jenius said:
You're black though, so you're exempt and don't have to worry JordanD though. That's another topic all together!
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