Coral Springs FL, Alert area Mid-Air

The Aeronautical Information Manual, Section 4-1-11 [July 20, 1995] designates 122.75 mHz and 122.85 mHz for air-to-air communications and for use by private airports that are not open to the public; 123.025 mHz is designated for helicopter air-to-air communications. In addition, two frequencies, 123.3 mHz and 123.5 mHz, are reserved for aviation instruction, gliders, and hot air balloons. Pilots should not use other seemingly "unused" frequencies for chat lines because they may be interfering with important ATC communications, even though they do not hear anyone "on the line."

For years, the locals have used 123.45 (otherwise known as the fingers)but there is no official frequency designated for use in 291A (Coral Springs)

I monitor "the fingers" but most of the time I don't bother to announce my position unless I see someone close. I use my technologically advanced equipment I had installed when I came off the assembly line called EyeCAS.
 
I have always told students not to bother going to the practice area on their own. Aside from being a cluster%#@! of traffic, they need someone there to save their hide if they screw up!
 
Wow, I saw that on the news.

Rough stuff, Im sorry for any family and friends.


Makes me really think, i fly down that way on a regular basis.
 
It's always busy as hell down there. I remember coming close to some airplanes in that area when I first stated doing cross countries....and I was on flight following!

Pilots everywhere need to make sure to keep a good scan for going even if they are talking to approach. It sucks to see stuff like that.
 
They found one body and remains of the other one. The link below includes video of them starting to piece together the planes. This was a scary stat...
Saturday's crash is the seventh propeller plane accident this year in South Florida, more than doubling the number last year. It was the fourth midair collision of small planes over South Florida, one of the nation's busiest areas for general aviation flights, since 2000.
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http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/lo...found,0,7343838.story?coll=sofla_tab01_layout
 
wrxpilot said:
What school is that?

The 152 (or maybe 150?) was from Kemper. I teach at Palm Beach Flight Training.
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Kemper was the school where I first started flying and I did my 1st solo at LNA. I also worked on the line there at Florida Airmotive. That airport was a great place but was extremely busy. I counted 12 airplanes in the pattern one time for rwy 15 extending the downwind well into PBI airspace. The airspace down there was just as busy and it's obviously busier now. RIP to the aviators and everyone fly safe.

Mark
 
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