ARINC the 129.8 type

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I hate to promote my ignorance, but I do have a question.

Being new to corporate aviation I am looking for someone to explain the whole ARINC system, ex. BJC at KDAL on 129.8.

Is it just a private MULTICOM type freq or is a pay for service?

Thanks.

 

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Anybody else care to chime in........

 

[vclean]

Your Jepp charts (if your company uses them) should have a map of the frequency coverage for AIRINC. The East coast is serviced by New York radio, the rest of the US is serviced by San Francisco radio. It is a subscription service, plus connect fee and per minute fee.

If you are out of normal radio range (Acars and voice) for dispatch, ops, etc this service is usually available above 5,000.

Airlines also use it for MedLink, a patch to a doctor for medical emergencies.