Wrong CTAF freq

[Ryan Geckler]

I'm going to leave the official response to the man in charge

[Greg Pfeil]

Good point..

[Keith Smith]

Yes, you could definitely advise them that the CTAF for the airport is another freq. The process they were using to conduct their flight could result in a loss of life in the real world, so it's worth mentioning it. So, if you can find them, by all means, let them know.

[Greg Pfeil]

For sure, I just wanted to make sure I wasn't going to be stepping on peoples toes or anything like that.

[Keith Smith]

I updated their account info to show the full commercial customer name (it was one of the few I forgot to do). From now on you'll see "Cypress College" when they are flying.

[gavink42]

Real world, you'd likely never know they were on the wrong CTAF. You would be making position reports on the correct freq (per A/FD). Seeing them in the pattern but not hearing them on the radio would probably beg the assumption that they're just not making radio calls.

If I were doing pattern work at a field with that going on, I'd probably change to another local field. Or if I were close to landing, make a full stop and wait for them to move on. If they landed full stop there, I would approach them about it (diplomatically).

I wouldn't spend the time in-flight to check the other possible frequencies, since that would become a major distraction.

Of course, on PE we can look at the live map and see what they're tuned to. Here, I would make a quick call on the freq they're on to advise the correct CTAF.

Gavin