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Can you swear on Air Traffic Control frequencies?

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If you're a certified air traffic controller, you can say anything you f***ing want… at least once. Whether you get away with it or not is a different story! I tried not to swear on the freqs but sometimes it was difficult. Our area was pretty cas... read more

You load the departure frequency into standby when calling the tower so that you can easily change after takeoff. Garmin (and I presume others) recognize that hunting for frequencies during high workload times is not ideal and make it easy to find frequencies on your radio. read more

up vote 16 down vote favorite I've never had instance to swear or use profane terminology on ATC frequencies but I've always wondered if the same FCC restrictions which apply to terrestrial entertainment radio stations are in effect for air traffic as well. read more

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