Mobile aeronautical service

Ground radio station of the Mobile Air Service (OR) in Afghanistan

Aeronautical Mobile Service (R) at the Washington Air Route Traffic Control Center

Principle of the mobile aeronautical radio service via satellite

Radio communications from the emergency landing of US Airways Flight 1549 in the Hudson River

British VOLMET broadcast on shortwave

The Mobile aeronautical , even portable aeronautical or you just Flugfunk ( English aeronautical mobile service ) is as defined by the ITU Radio Regulations (Radio Regulations) of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), a mobile service between aeronautical stations and aircraft stations , or between aircraft stations, in which also rescue equipment stations may participate. Radio beacons for marking the emergency position may also participate in this radio service on specified emergency frequencies.

Classification

The VO Funk categorizes this radio service as follows:

Articles 1.32 to 1.37 aeronautical mobile service:

• Mobile aeronautical service (OR) , flights outside of civil air traffic routes (off-route), mostly military flights
• Mobile aeronautical service (R) , flights on civil air traffic routes (route)
• Mobile aeronautical radio service via satellite
  • Mobile aeronautical service via satellite (OR)
  • Mobile aeronautical service via satellite (R)

See also

• Aeronautical radio
• Fixed aeronautical service

Web links

• German Air Traffic Control
• International Telecommunication Union
• Live ATC - information on international airports and radio traffic to listen in from many locations around the world

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Radio Regulations, Edition of 2012