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It happens sometimes [1] It actually happened near me once when a local crazy guy got mad that planes were flying near his house (he bought a house right acros
by AWildC182 7y ago
It happens sometimes [1]
It actually happened near me once when a local crazy guy got mad that planes were flying near his house (he bought a house right across the street from the municipal airport) so he found an airband radio and started yelling at them every time they came too close for his liking.
[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvA_-linhg8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvA_-linhg8
- Scoundreller 7y agoWiarton is pretty far from Toronto. But I dunno how many receiving/sending antennae they have for « Toronto Centre ».
- AWildC182 7y agoToronto Centre is in the top level of the ATC hierarchy and is a geographic area rather than specific to the city of Toronto. Airband AM only has a range of 50-200mi in flight so they have outlying stations, usually colocated with VOR stations IIRC. He probably got lucky and had a station within 5-10 miles of his bathtub... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto_Area_Control_Centre https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto_Area_Control_Centre