Changing Frequency after clearing the Runway

[pilot125]

I'm guessing you guys (and girls) also drive exactly 45 MPH when the speed limit is posted 45! (not 1 MPH over or under). If your driving 46 MPH, your breaking the law.

I agree, one should take into consideration common sense and local procedures, very good point.

And yes, the AIM is NOT regulatory, though one can get "careless and reckless" if one completely ignores certain practices in the AIM. I'm just saying, contacting ground after clearing the runway without tower telling you to do so, will NOT get you violated......unless you screw something else up in doing so!

 

[135Drvr]

Screw the controller. The AIM is not regulatory. Where does it say in the FARs that you can't switch freqs?

Glad you wrote that. Too many folks see the AIM as regulatory - it's NOT. Read the title - it's recommended practices and procedures.

Most airports have their practices published in the jepps if it's out of the norm. They'll specifically say to/ or not to contact ground/tower whatever, if it makes it easier for them. (See AMS)

If you're not sure what to do - ASK. If you switch and they didn't what you to, they'll switch you back to where you came from. It's not rocket science ! .. and you can't get Violated for switching to ground/tower unless you were specifically told not to and then you do it anyway.

If you're "familiar" with an airport, you know what to expect. Sometimes the controller gets busy and forgets to switch you. There's no foul in changing freqs if you know it's coming anyway. If you want to get anal about it just say: " so and so to go to ground/tower? " and wait for him/her to specifically send you. Either way, you're OK to do it.

Common sense??

 

[sqwkvfr]

OK, how about the test question on the Private Pilot written that asks "When do you switch to ground control?"

The answer?: "When advised by the tower to do so."

It's been in the question bank since Christ was a Corporal.

 

[Lrjtcaptain]

DO NOT JUST SWITCH FREQUENCY ON YOUR OWN!!!!! Owe the problems. Just because its a published frequency doens't mean the controller is going to be on it. We have 2 grounds and about 5 different freq's we could use.

Rule of thumb....Controller tells you to turn off at M3 and head for delta then do it and wait until instructed to contact ground.

Controller tells you to turn off at M3 and head for delta and remain with them then do it.

If a controller tells you to turn off at M3 and that is the end of it, turn at M3, clear the runway and ask for further instructions, ie a taxi route or frequency change but if you just clear an active runway and then switch on your own then you are going to have some upset controllers becuase nothing is worse then blocking a highspeed, nothing is worse then having a plane wondering around not talking to anyone when we have 40 other planes moving out there.

DON'T JUST SWITCH FREQ'S. IF YOU DO, WELL THEN YOU ARE .....WELL, IM NOT GOING TO SAY IT.