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I'm faced with the opportunity of flying a NORDO aircraft cross country. Never done it on purpose. For those who fly NORDO regularly, or exclusively, can you provide some insights/tips?
Thanks!
Thanks!
Carry a handheld.
Keep your eyes outside the plane looking for traffic.
I'm faced with the opportunity of flying a NORDO aircraft cross country. Never done it on purpose. For those who fly NORDO regularly, or exclusively, can you provide some insights/tips?
Thanks!
Don't wear the headset, it makes you look silly.
Don't do it. Because if you do you'll never want to go back to the talky submarine driving flying.
Walkie talkie to base please advise when I need to look out the porthole
Except for hearing protection.
I'm faced with the opportunity of flying a NORDO aircraft cross country. Never done it on purpose. For those who fly NORDO regularly, or exclusively, can you provide some insights/tips?
You say that as if there's something difficult or dangerous about not using a radio.
Thus, the first tip is to change your mindset. You don't think anything about getting in your car and driving across the country without a radio, right? Why should you worry about doing the same in your plane?
The radio is a TOOL, nothing more. You use it when you need to, the rest of the time you don't. The most important uses for my headset are ANR and being hooked up to my MP3 player, and about half of my flying is XC.
I fly NORDO all of the time. Brodhead, Oshkosh and other busy fly-ins are no problem.
I typically fly less than 1000 AGL where there isn't a lot of traffic.
When approaching an airport I do S turns to increase my visibility to other traffic. I fly standard approaches and watch carefully for other traffic.
Greg
Now that's more like it. Now, please describe how you integrate into the flow of traffic at your destination (not home) airport.
One of the things I appreciate about the radio is AWOS information. I feel better prepared when approaching my destination. But I could get that from a handheld scanner I already own.
What do you really "need" from the AWOS? Seriously, you should have somewhat an idea what to expect when you get there, but if you need the winds just look at the wind sock.One of the things I appreciate about the radio is AWOS information. I feel better prepared when approaching my destination. But I could get that from a handheld scanner I already own.
Now that's more like it. Now, please describe how you integrate into the flow of traffic at your destination (not home) airport.
What do you really "need" from the AWOS? Seriously, you should have somewhat an idea what to expect when you get there, but if you need the winds just look at the wind sock.
What do you really "need" from the AWOS? Seriously, you should have somewhat an idea what to expect when you get there, but if you need the winds just look at the wind sock.
I need the weather observation to determine if I should continue the flight.
I know he didn't use the word "need" but i was asking what you needed.He didn't say he needed it...
If you look at my previous post, I have a pretty good example of how it can come in handy.
Ya can't read a windsock from 20 miles away