Air to air frequencies

[propilot1983]

Is there a common air to air frequency that pilots can use to talk to other pilots on when enroute to shoot the bull? I have a couple of long flights single pilot 135 freight and get bored. I try 123.45 but don't hear a lot of chatter.

 

[groundpointsix]

Read your AIM. And no, it's not 123.45.

 

[hyper]

Other Frequency Usage Designated by FCC

Use
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Frequency
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Air-to-air communications & private airports (not open to the public).
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122.750
122.850
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Air-to-air communications (general aviation helicopters).
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123.025
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Aviation instruction, Glider, Hot Air Balloon (not to be used for advisory service).
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123.300
123.500
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however, many of us use 123.45
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[PropsForward]

Yeah, 123.45 is a popular one. Unfortunately, air-to-air seems to be more of a preplanned agreement between pilots and varies from location to location. Around Savannah, GA a popular one was 123.67.

I fly 135 as well and we have a company frequency that everybody talks on. Your may have one as well.

If you don't have an AIM handy, here are the ones out of it...

Airports without an operating control tower. ​

122.700, 122.725, 122.800, 122.975, 123.000, 123.050, 123.075​

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(MULTICOM FREQUENCY) Activities of a temporary, seasonal, emergency nature or search and rescue, as well as, airports with no tower, FSS, or UNICOM.​

122.900​

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(MULTICOM FREQUENCY) Forestry management and fire suppression, fish and game management and protection, and environmental monitoring and protection.​

122.925​

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Airports with a control tower or FSS on airport.​

122.950​

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Air-to-air communications & private airports (not open to the public).​

122.750, 122.850​

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Air-to-air communications (general aviation helicopters). ​

123.025​

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Aviation instruction, Glider, Hot Air Balloon.​

123.300, 123.500​

 

[PropsForward]

Douh! Hyper beat me to it by 2 minutes!

 

[GravityHater]

123.45, a commonly misused air to air frequency is already assigned and should not be used as such. The aim quotes of 22.75 and 22.85 are correct - they are set up for us already.
Problem is remembering. Everyone can remember the 'wrong' frequency too easily!

 

[91100 100 set]

You oughta be able to find somebody to talk to just about anytime on 121.5

 

[PropsForward]

You oughta be able to find somebody to talk to just about anytime on 121.5

Except for when it is making that whooping racket...

 

[satpak77]

Winchester

is a good freq

 

[GEUAviator]

Cheap Suits!

"Cheap Suits" otherwise known as 129.95.

Get it? You can buy a cheap suit for about $129.95.

If you hear a fellow pilot say "cheap suits", it means you better switch over to that frequency.

 

[ironwedge]

Fingers ..... 1-2-3-4-5 (123.45)

It's the only freq I use pilot-to-pilot, works great last long time. Uh there might be a REASON nobody wants to talk to you....

 

[Lead Sled]

123.45, a commonly misused air to air frequency is already assigned and should not be used as such.

123.45 has been a "legal" air-to-air frequency for some time now and it's THE air-to-air frequency you use when out over the water.

'Sled

 

[GravityHater]

123.45 has been a "legal" air-to-air frequency for some time now and it's THE air-to-air frequency you use when out over the water.
'Sled

Are you reading the 2005 FAR/AIM? Because it has not been changed in my 2004 version yet. Or is there some other reference that makes you say this? I haven't heard it yet.
Also it seems the FCC website (type in 123.45 to see who has been assigned its use)
http://gullfoss2.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/genmen/frequency.hts
would also have to be out of date, and all those a/c test agencies have had 123.45 removed and they have had some other frequency reassigned and it just doesn't show up on their site yet.

 

[navigator72]

123.45

Where I used to fly scenic flights we used 123.45. Technically we were over the water 99.9% of the time so I guess we were doing things right. Used to hear some of the Big Boyz using that frequency too.

 

[Lead Sled]

Are you reading the 2005 FAR/AIM? Because it has not been changed in my 2004 version yet. Or is there some other reference that makes you say this? I haven't heard it yet...

Check out Amendment #74 to ICAO Annex 10, Volume II. It established 123.45 as the new worldwide standard inter-pilot air-to-air frequency effective 04 November 1999. Like I said, it's been used for a long time now.

'Sled

 

[propilot1983]

Sniffle, sniffle

Fingers ..... 1-2-3-4-5 (123.45)

It's the only freq I use pilot-to-pilot, works great last long time. Uh there might be a REASON nobody wants to talk to you....

i never thought of it that way...perhaps that is the problem I'm just a BIG dork.

 

[sandslob]

I just hang a long piece of string out my window and talk into the can.

 

[GravityHater]

Check out Amendment #74 to ICAO Annex 10, Volume II. It established 123.45 as the new worldwide standard inter-pilot air-to-air frequency effective 04 November 1999. Like I said, it's been used for a long time now.

Whoops, is this an international board? I thought we were all in the USA. (The FCC assigns all frequencies here, not ICAO) So Boeing and the other USA based a/c test agencies would not be thrilled to have anyone on their frequency during a test (here in the US).

BTW is this ICAO document available online, I would like to see it.
Thanks.

 

[propilot1983]

I just hang a long piece of string out my window and talk into the can.

Where can I buy this string and can? Can i get a used one? I'm a CFI so money is tight

 

[Sol Rosenberg]

I've always used 123.45 until I was flying north of Ft. Worth, where the new Nascar racetrack was built. The ground workers who were building the track used to get mad at us for using "their" frequency so we could chat. I guess whatever radios they were using happened to have the same freq.

 

[sky37d]

Thanks,
We had used 123.40, but did not realize 123.45 is legal and common.

 

[starcheckdriver]

Airnet's company freq is 122.85.....If you are flying at night and want to chat with other 135 cargo drivers, you can pretty much get Airnet anywhere on 122.85. Just make sure to ask them to "drop ten" to 122.75 so you don't piss off everyone on 122.85.