kellyz <n8405g@[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: > Do balloon pilots use an aircraft band radio frequency to communicate > with their ground crews? If so, what frequency is used, and how does > the ground crew identify itself? I would expect the FCC to require > that some type of "station ID" be used by this "station". The answer for balloon flight in the U.S. is in the FAA "Balloon Flying Handbook" which may be downloaded for free as an Adobe PDF do***ent from this site: http://www.faa.gov/library/manuals/aircraft/media/Balloon%20Flying%20Handbook.pdf Here are what appear to be the relevant FCC web pages describing the rules for ground personnel and the page pilots: http://wireless.fcc.gov/services/index.htm?job=operations&id=aircraft_stations http://wireless.fcc.gov/commoperators/rp.html Hope this helps.
