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If the radio fails, can a pilot contact the tower by cell phone? [duplicate]
Is it an accepted practice to notify the tower of a radio failure by cell phone, and use the cell phone as a radio, or are there other ways of dealing with radio failure?
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If an A/C have Radio failure ( sqk 7600 ) How the ATC will give him instruction or how will he land? [duplicate]
If an A/C have Radio failure ( sqk 7600 )
How the ATC will give him instruction or how will he land ?!
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How does a plane land without any radio connections? [duplicate]
It has been reported today that the German government plane "Konrad Adenauer", operated by the Luftwaffe, had a total loss of radio connection and diverted to Köln.
That made me think the following:
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What are the procedures for radio malfunction [duplicate]
I was reading this question Do airline pilots ever risk not hearing communication directed to them specifically, from traffic controllers? and there is a answer mentioning radio malfunction
If it's ...
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Can ATC handle a flight as emergency although the pilots have not declared an emergency?
The preliminary report for the LNI610 crash shows how much distractive conversation there was between ATC and LIN610 at a time when the pilots clearly didn't have the aircraft under control – as ...
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Does air traffic control identify a distress situation when an aircraft flies triangles in the sky?
There is an account in a TSB Canada investigation report after a loss of radio and transponder:
The emergency procedure to be followed by a pilot to alert radar
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How do fighter jets communicate with an intercepted plane that's lost comms?
RAF Typhoons were scrambled today to intercept an Antonov 26 that lost comms, triggering a sonic boom over London.
The flight was escorted to Stansted airport, and the answer at What's the point ...
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Do airline pilots ever risk not hearing communication directed to them specifically, from traffic controllers?
I gather pilots communicate regularly with air traffic controllers within air traffic controllers' jurisdiction or airspace as they enter the space, during their time in that space and as they leave. ...
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With radio not working, why it is more important to stay away from exactly class D airspace?
The instructions how to land when the radio is no longer working state as the first item "stay away from the class D airspace".
Why is the class D specifically mentioned in these instructions? How it ...
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EASA procedures for radio/comm failure under VFR rules
Trying to find the VFR communication failure procedure in EASA, but can't find anything clear enough, maybe someone have a link for clear instructions for that procedure?
I want to figure out what ...
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