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9/1/2016 10:05 PM
 
Did you really mean ATIS? Like, the weather report?
 
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9/1/2016 10:24 PM
 
Mike D. wrote:

How about:

Class A: The center frequency from the appropriate IFR chart.

Class B: The ATIS frequency for the controlling facility.

Class C: The ATIS frequency for the controlling facility.

Class D: Tower frequency.

SUA's: Frequency for the controlling facility from the appropriate Chart.


Class A - ARTCC (center)
Class B - approach control
Class C - approach control
Class D - tower
SUA - controlling agency

While we're at it, it would be nice to be able to click a button to see the ARTCC frequency when flying in Class E airspace without having to hunt for it.
 
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9/2/2016 2:22 PM
 

Amen to that! I second the motion for seeing the center freq in class E airspace.

 
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9/2/2016 9:14 PM
 

The problem with using the approach frequency for B and C airspace is that there may be several frequencies to choose from. For example if you're approaching ORD from the South you're in the airspace for one TRACON controller, if you approach from the East you're in another, etc. These frequencies will change with differing times of day, traffic load, and weather/runway configuration. These changes are also not likely to be found on a chart, and if they are, you're not going to know when that facility has combined, or not that frequency. The approach frequency for MDW, on the other hand, is rarely used. The ATIS nearly always says "...contact MDW approach on (tower frequency)..." Again, there's nothing written down on charts, or in the tower that specifies when they will be using the approach frequency. It's the judgement of the tower supervisor, based on current and predicted traffic load, staffing, weather, etc.

I can't imagine that these two airports are the only ones that operate in this manner.

 
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9/2/2016 9:20 PM
 

And, yes I meant ATIS. Typically the ATIS will specify something like "...VFR aircraft approaching XXX from the South contact approach on xxx.xx, Aircraft from the North contact approach on yyy.yy...", or just "... VFR aircraft inbound contact approach on xxx.xx..." At any rate you will know what your initial contact frequency should be. Subsequent frequencies will be assigned by the controller.

 
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