Twenty or more years ago, when I went to an airport to pick up incoming guests, I'd bring the radio with me and an index card with the relevant frequencies. I would sit in a coffee shop in the concourse with the radio tuned to either Approach Control or the tower and listen for the incoming flight of my guests. When the flight was cleared to land, I'd go through security and meet my guests at their gate.
Easy-peasy.
That all changed just over nineteen years ago for obvious reasons. I haven't dared to bring that radio with me since.
Now you can do it with Live ATC on yer phone....
ReplyDeleteThat's one of the small ones. Used to wear the ten inch, one pound version on our chest for relatively hands-free communication with the helicopters. Always carried an extra battery, amongst other things, 'case we had to spend the night ... it's happened.
ReplyDeleteThat radio is likely the one that got me into a County airport after
ReplyDeletea heavy T-storm killed their power.
TB, I designed antennas for stuff like that. Even a few you didn't
know about. Then there were the specials...
Eck!