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Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: N. Phoenix AZ USA
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Second what Michael says and in Africa if we cannot get ahold of ATC we do what is needed then tell the ATC later.
In the end we (the pilots) are the ones responsible (and as well the ones who will go to jail when something goes wrong) and are legally allowed to do ANYTHING needed to insure a safe flight. We may be filling out a lot of paperwork after landing but doing this is better than buying the farm.
As well we always listen in guard (121.5) as well as the air to air freq just in case.
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Good article just out on Yahoo on this.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061215/ap_on_re_us/brazil_plane_crash
Pilots say that their transponder was on and that the ATC is just tryingt to deflect attention from their poor system.
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