In light of the NWA flight screwing the pooch by overflying MSP, I was curious.
Given that it's fairly common to lose someone for a sector or two, we're pretty used to dialing up your company dispatch ATC coordinator to send you a message telling you what freq to be on.
I assume this either comes from ACARS or your company in-flight SELCAL-type system. Do either make a tone in the cockpit if a message is received?
~Nate
PS - God I want fam flights... sick of this FAA/airline bureaucratic crap.
Given that it's fairly common to lose someone for a sector or two, we're pretty used to dialing up your company dispatch ATC coordinator to send you a message telling you what freq to be on.
I assume this either comes from ACARS or your company in-flight SELCAL-type system. Do either make a tone in the cockpit if a message is received?
~Nate
PS - God I want fam flights... sick of this FAA/airline bureaucratic crap.