SPECIAL NOTES ON AIR DISPLAY MONITORING
AT AIR DISPLAYS AS WELL AS THE USUAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL FREQUENCIES,
THE NEED ARISES FOR EXTRA VHF FREQUENCIES TO BE ALLOCATED.
THE CAA CAN OF COURSE ALLOCATE ANY NORMALLY UNUSED FREQUENCY.BUT AS A GENERAL RULE THEY USE A STANDARD SET OF FREQUENCIES FROM YEAR TO YEAR.THESE ARE ALLOCATED ON A SHORT TERM LICENCE AND SOMETIMES THE USE OF A PARTICULAR FREQUENCY MAY NOT BE ALLOCATED UNTIL THE MORNING OF THE EVENT.ALL FREQUENCIES ARE WORTH CHECKING AT ANY AIR EVENT YOU ARE VISITING.THESE FREQUENCIES ARE USED AT ANY EVENT WHERE VISITING AIRCRAFT ARE EXPECTED I.E SPORTING EVENTS/POP CONCERTS ETC.
MOST COMMON USED
121.175 A/G
132.900 APP/TWR
130.500 A/G
130.675 APP/TWR
121.925 GND
RARELY USED
130.875 APP
130.825 FARNBOROUGH 94/96 GROUND
134.500 FARNBOROUGH 94 RADAR
123.775 FARNBOROUGH 94 APP
135.750 FARNBOROUGH 94 RADAR
134.175 FARNBOROUGH 96 RADAR
132.900 BRIZE RADAR FOR I.A.T. FAIRFORD TATOO
119.450 TWR MIDLLE WALLOP HELIMEET
135.000 TWR
123.350 A/G HALTON 96
126.300 APP/TWR
121.700 GND
128.400 TWR/A/G
122.750 TWR
134.550 FAIRFORD RIAT TWR 1999
134.025 FARNBOROUGH TWR 98
129.250 TWR
124.550 FARNBOROUGH RADAR 98[BLACKBUSHE MOVEMENTS]
135.350 FARNBOROUGH RADAR 98
AIR DISPLAY TEAMS
288.850 "PATROUILE SUISSE"
243.450 "RED ARROWS"
252.500 OR 130.500 "AQUILLA" SPANISH AIR FORCE TEAM,130.300 IF 130.500 IS
BEING USED BY AIR DISPLAY
242.650 "PATROUILE DE FRANCAIS" SYNCHRO PAIR 242.850 AS BACK-UP
143.100 "PATROUILE DE FRANCAIS" MAIN TEAM 141.825 AS BACK-UP
243.850 "PATROUILE DE FRANCAIS" TRANSIT - TEAM TRANSPORT
136.175 "HALCONES" CHILEAN AIR FORCE TEAM
135.975 "GREEN MARCH" MOROCCAN TEAM 135.975 AS BACK-UP
307.800 "FRECCE TRICOLORI" ITALIAN TEAM U.K. DISPLAYS 263.250/387.525 IF ON
CONTINENT
440.450 NFM FRECCE TRICOLORI GROUND CREW-COMMENTATOR
382.800 "BLUE EAGLES" UHF 1 136.975 VHF 1
380.200 "ARMY AIR CORPS HISTORIC FLIGHT"
255.100 "FALCONS" RAF PARACHUTE TEAM DZ A/G
445.3375 NFM "FALCONS" THROAT MICROPHONES A/G
138.325 "TEAM APACHE" ALSO 138.45/130.00/128.450 & 135.925 HAVE BEEN USED
464.250 NFM CH1 "RED DEVILS" DROP ZONE A/G
464.550 NFM CH2 "RED DEVILS" DROP ZONE A/G
462.925 NFM CH3 "RED DEVILS" GROUND SUPPORT
281.800 DUTCH F-16 AIR - AIR/AIR - GND 142.475 USED AS BACK-UP
279.600 "RED STARS" TURKISH F-5 TEAM 235.250 VIDEO - COMMENTATOR THEY EVEN USED 243.450 AIR - AIR ON PRACTICE AT FAIRFORD IAT 96. 257.800
WAS THE ONLY FREQUENCY THEY TALKED TO FAIRFORD ON AS THEY ONLY HAVE VERY LIMITED NATO RADIOS.98 AT MILDENHALL USED UHF TOWER 370.250
130.725 BELGIAN AIRFORCE SWALLOWS DISPLAY TEAM
130.550 IRISH AIR CORPS SILVER SWALLOWS
456.4625 NFM JORDANIAN FALCONS GROUND CREW
DISPLAY DISCREET CHANNELS
THE DISPLAY DISCREET CHANNELS ARE NOT OFTEN USED DURING A DISPLAY BUT ARE OFTEN USED WHILE THE TEAM IS EN-ROUTE FROM/TO A DISPLAY.NOT ALL TEAMS HAVE A DISCRETE OR EVEN A DISPLAY FREQUENCY.TEAMS WITHOUT A DISPLAY FREQUENCY WILL NORMALLY USE THE TOWER/DISPLAY FREQUENCY FOR THERE AIR-AIR.FOR MILITARY TEAMS WITH BOTH A VHF & UHF DISPLAY FREQUENCY THIS GENERAL RULE OF THUMB APPLIES:
AT A MILITARY FIELD THE UHF WILL BE USED TO CONTACT ATC & THE VHF USED FOR AIR - AIR,AND IF AT A CIVIL FIELD VHF TO CONTACT ATC & UHF FOR AIR - AIR.
THE FOLLOWING IS A LIST OF DISPLAY DISCREET FREQUENCIES:
120.800 "BATTLE OF BRITAIN MEMORIAL FLIGHT"
130.900 "THE YAK COLLECTION" LITTLE GRANSDEN[UNNOFICIAL]
129.925 "ROVER DUO"
123.350 "AEROSTAR" YAKS
122.950 "AEROSTAR" YAKS
122.475 "AEROSTAR" YAKS DISCREET MANUAL 2
118.000 "CRUNCHIE TEAM" STUD 1
123.450 "TEAM CHRYSTAL" FOUGA MAGISTER TEAM
THE TOP END OF 135 & 136 MHZ ARE COMMONLY USED BY VARIOUS TEAMS SO ARE ALWAYS WORTH CHECKING.123.450 IS ALSO QUITE COMMONLY USED BUT IS ILLEGAL TO USE FOR AIR-AIR IN THE U.K.
ALWAYS CHECK THE C.A.A. DISPLAY ALLOCATIONS AT ANY AIRSHOW YOU VISIT,ALSO CHECK YOUR PROGRAMME TO SEE WHAT DISPLAY TEAMS ARE AT THE SHOW THEN READ THE DISPLAY TEAM FREQUENCY ALLOCATIONS.
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