WROORD From United States of America, joined Mar 2009, 811 posts, RR: 0 Posted (3 years 6 months 3 weeks 6 days 5 hours ago) and read 2209 times:
I frequently listen to ch9 on UAL flights and never came across any private jets being addressed by traffic control. Are they using different frequency or not using the same paths?
PGNCS From United States of America, joined Apr 2007, 2516 posts, RR: 45 Reply 1, posted (3 years 6 months 3 weeks 6 days 5 hours ago) and read 2204 times:
Quoting WROORD (Thread starter): I frequently listen to ch9 on UAL flights and never came across any private jets being addressed by traffic control. Are they using different frequency or not using the same paths?
How do you know they aren't there? They (almost always) simply use their manufacturer and registration number for a callsign, which is normally truncated after the first contact. They are on frequency with us all the time.
They often avoid bigger commercial airports in favor of smaller fields that are better set up to cater to their needs, so you won't hear as many on ground/tower/approach/departure frequencies at a place like ATL or ORD as on center frequencies, but they are out there.
Swiftski From Australia, joined Dec 2006, 2701 posts, RR: 2 Reply 2, posted (3 years 6 months 3 weeks 6 days 5 hours ago) and read 2204 times:
Quoting WROORD (Thread starter): Are they using different frequency or not using the same paths?
Same frequency, same STAR and SID, and there aren't "private jet" waypoints and routes. I reckon you're either just not being on freq at the same time, or not identifying them when you do hear them.
IAHFLYR From United States of America, joined Jun 2005, 4722 posts, RR: 25 Reply 3, posted (3 years 6 months 3 weeks 6 days 4 hours ago) and read 2164 times:
If you heard Flexjet, Execjet, Fivestar, Conoco, Solutions, etc.,they are all frac-jet or corporate operators which you may consider private jets.
Any views shared are strictly my own and do not a represent those of any former employer.
Soku39 From United States of America, joined Nov 2000, 1797 posts, RR: 10 Reply 4, posted (3 years 6 months 3 weeks 6 days 4 hours ago) and read 2160 times:
If you flew a lot you'd hear em. Your ears probably just aren't used to picking out specific callsigns/names/types out of all the chatter. Be on the lookout for Asta, Citation, Gulfstream, Lear, Hawker etc etc followed by their reg.
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