Can you listen to aircraft radio?
By far the main thing anyone listening to ATC cannot do is TALK! Unless you are flying an aircraft or working at the airport you are not allowed to talk on a VHF airband radio frequency. In some countries like Canada and the UK you also need a Radio Operator Certificate to legally talk on the radio.
Is it legal to listen to airband?
It is illegal to listen to all aeronautical transmissions.
Is it illegal to listen to UK ATC?
Although it is not illegal to sell, buy or own a scanning or other receiver in the UK, it must only be used to listen to transmissions meant for GENERAL RECEPTION. It is an offence to listen to any other radio services unless you are authorised by a designated person to do so.
What is the best airband radio?
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What kind of radio does a plane use?
To compensate for this lack of VHF coverage, a number of Major World Air Route Areas (MWARAs) were established around the world. For flights along these routes, air/ground communication is done via shortwave radio, on aviation-specific HF frequencies (3 – 30 MHz) with Single Side-Band (SSB) modulation.
Where can I listen to live air traffic control?
You can listen to live air traffic control (ATC) radio communication of many airports around the world, via the internet. These live audio feeds are also good for student pilots: get used to standard phraseology of ground control, tower, etc., at various speeds.
Where does the radio communication take place on a plane?
Instead, the radio communication is between aircrews and intermediary operators at ground stations. The latter radio-operators have no executive ATC authority, and the ground-stations are typically not co-located with ATC-centers.
Can a student pilot use a live audio feed?
These live audio feeds are also good for student pilots: get used to standard phraseology of ground control, tower, etc., at various speeds. As my first flight instructor used to say: “radio work is half the job of a pilot!”, especially in a busy corridor of the USA.