Nitpicking time: Change to my freq

[Alex Stjepanovic]

Worse yet, what if he doesn't acknowledge, then either looses comms or 'gets lost' or unable to return to the previious frequency? Reminds me of an old thread on VATSIM forums about silent handoffs. What an ugly, ugly thing!

What difference is NORDO going to make? lol...

All the difference if you can't reach a plane If you know that he at least left the frequency, then if you can't reach him again, at least you know that he's somewhere in transit. If he simply leaves the frequency, without acknowledging, then you have no idea if he even got the instruction.

Worse yet, what if he doesn't acknowledge, then either looses comms or 'gets lost' or unable to return to the previious frequency? Reminds me of an old thread on VATSIM forums about silent handoffs. What an ugly, ugly thing!

btw this topic isn't about frequency changes for different sectors it's about freq changes to a different transmitter.

Yup!

[Ryan Geckler]

You need to verify you are on the correct frequency by saying what frequency you are on.

Ryan, so my responses below are not correct?

ATC: N8383T change to my frequency 123.45
Me: 123.45 for N83T
Switching to new frequency but the same controller me: N83T
ATC: N83T, xxx altimeter xxxx or something different.

Once you switch, you should say "N8383T on 123.45". If you don't tell us what frequency you are on and we asked you to change to another frequency that we are monitoring, how would we know if you made the switch?

[arb65912]

Thank you Ryan, NOW I understand it. Thank you, will try to remember that in the future.

[Ryan B]

I would read back the frequency as I thought the controller wants me to confirm it (to prevent NORDO issues). But as a bonus, I find that vocalizing the frequency helps me to remember it long enough to enter it on the COMM. I've never felt that the exchange was excessively verbose.

Never thought of it that way, thanks!

[Andrew Doubleday]

If you're looking at the comm panel (in reality), you could tell what frequency a pilot is on by the RX light on the panel with the corresponding frequencies you are actively receiving... In theory the controller could find out through this method, but it would detract from scanning the scope, thereby creating a potential safety issue... better to state the new frequency you're on anyways for efficiency/safety as a pilot.