Don't make this mistake! Emergency Frequency

[Buster1]

Don't make the mistake that I did. A new article and an interesting (I hope) story!

http://engineout.weebly.com/articles/aviation-emergency-frequency

[peevee]

Tl,Dr monitor guard.

[Yooper Rocketman]

I've been monitoring guard for some time now, based on a private email from PeeVee a while back.  He might hate me for my "second airplane" but at least he's given me good advice!

Tom

[carusoam]

Buster,

You have great writing skills!

Best regards,

-a-

[Buster1]

Thanks for the support guys, and for checking out my articles!

[wrench]

Thanks for the great article. I often monitor 121.5 when flying, in my "J" and know that CAP aircraft are directed to monitor 121.5 on the DF homing and Comm radios. It isn't unusual to pickup chit chat on this frequency by GA pilots, something we shouldn't be doing unless in distress of some kind.
I also monitor the 121.5 freq. when in the CAP vehicle on (Ground Team or Urban Direction Find team) training missions with my hand held aviation radio while my trainees are concentrating on locating a hidden training beacon on it's assigned training frequency. I ask our trainees to get used to every five minutes or so switch to 121.5 for a few seconds then back to the training frequency just in case we are in range of an actual ELT signal. We did find a ELT that was inadvertently activated in a maintenance hanger back in April using the method. It is notable that the 406 Mhz ELT's also transmit on 121.5 for still valid reasons. To those out there monitoring when they can and reporting thank you.
To all those like Buster actively and past serving by going into harms way a double Thank you.
Bill

[kpaul]

I actively monitor Guard unless I am getting ATIS or talking on UNICOM while still on approach.  In fact yesterday, I had to use guard outside of Tampa when I departed an in-towered field and Tampa Approach apparently could not hear me on the frequency I arrived on.  I needed to pick up my IFR clearance and was running out of VMC.  A quick call to them on Guard got me to an alternate frequency and on my way IFR.

[MARZ]

On 9/17/2017 at 7:33 AM, wrench said:

Thanks for the great article. I often monitor 121.5 when flying, in my "J" and know that CAP aircraft are directed to monitor 121.5 on the DF homing and Comm radios. It isn't unusual to pickup chit chat on this frequency by GA pilots, something we shouldn't be doing unless in distress of some kind.
I also monitor the 121.5 freq. when in the CAP vehicle on (Ground Team or Urban Direction Find team) training missions with my hand held aviation radio while my trainees are concentrating on locating a hidden training beacon on it's assigned training frequency. I ask our trainees to get used to every five minutes or so switch to 121.5 for a few seconds then back to the training frequency just in case we are in range of an actual ELT signal. We did find a ELT that was inadvertently activated in a maintenance hanger back in April using the method. It is notable that the 406 Mhz ELT's also transmit on 121.5 for still valid reasons. To those out there monitoring when they can and reporting thank you.
To all those like Buster actively and past serving by going into harms way a double Thank you.
Bill

Found this...

 

Frequency (MHz)	Description
118.0 - 121.4	ATC
121.5	emergency frequency (search and rescue [SAR]), emergency locator transmitter (ELT) signals (five-second operational check)
121.6 - 121.925	airport ground control, ELT test
121.95	aviation support
121.975	private aircraft advisory (FSS)
122.0 - 122.05	FSS EFAS (Flight Watch)
122.075 - 122.675	private aircraft advisory (FSS)
122.7 - 122.725	unicom, nontower controlled airports
122.75	air-to-air communications (fixed-wing aircraft)
122.775	aviation support
122.8	unicom, nontower-controlled airports
122.825	aeronautical en route (ARINC)
122.85	multi com
122.875	ARINC
122.9	multicom, SAR training, airports with no tower, FSS, or unicom
122.925	multicom, special use (forestry management/fire suppression, fish and game management/protection, etc.)
122.95	unicom, tower-controlled airports, airports with fulltime-FSS
122.975 - 123.0	unicom, nontower controlled airports
123.025	air-to-air communications (helicopter)
123.05 - 123.075	unicom, nontower controlled airports
123.1	SAR, temporary control towers
123.125 - 123.275	flight test stations of aircraft manufacturers
123.3	flight schools
123.325 - 123.475	flight test stations of aircraft manufacturers
123.5	flight schools
123.525 - 123.575	flight test stations of aircraft manufacturers
123.6 - 123.65	air carrier advisory (FSS)
123.675 - 126.175	ATC
126.2	military common advisory
126.225 - 128.8	ATC
128.825 - 132.0	ARINC
132.025 - 134.075	ATC
134.1	military common advisory
134.125 - 135.825	ATC
135.85	FAA flight inspection
135.875 - 135.925	ATC
135.95	FAA flight inspection
135.975 - 136.075	ATC
136.1	future unicom or AWOS
136.125 - 136.175	ATC
136.2	future unicom or AWOS
136.225 - 136.25	ATC
136.275	future unicom or AWOS
136.3 - 136.35	ATC
136.375	future unicom or AWOS
136.4 - 136.45	ATC
136.475	future unicom or AWOS
136.5 - 136.975	ARINC