Bankstown Scanner Freq

[andrew evans]

Does anyone have the scanner Frequencies for Bankstown Airport.
Cheers.

[Jason H]

Bankstown VHF radio:

tower - 132.80 for 11L/29R and 11C/29C
123.60 for 11R/29L

ground - 119.90

ATIS - 120.90

[andrew evans]

Thanks Jason

[Russell D]

Probably get some interesting convos now on the ground frequency especially since the introduction of the new Class D airspace procedures. So confusing really....I had my first taste of the new radio calls today.

[Jason H]

I think ground is a joke. It's not required at bankstown. It just wastes time for controllers and pilots.

[Maikha Ly]

As I'm only learning still, and I'll do what the rules say, Class D or GAAP.

But I have found since the new Class D procedures came into place, we spend alot of time sitting in the quiet cockpit, waiting for every other bloke (Or lass) to ask for start-up clearence, or taxi clearence, or progressive taxi instructions, or whatever, before we get a chance to get on the frequency and ask it ourselves. Same goes for when we're in the run-up bay.

I'd imagine several other folks around the airport also sitting in their Cessnas or Tecnabs yelling profanities to themselves when they simultaneously transit to someone else as well. Do you do this as well Russell?

[Russell D]

It just wastes time for controllers and pilots.

Hear hear!!! I mean, even the controllers are feeling the pressure. Anything that adds to an already existing heavy workload is sure to bring about tension.

As I'm only learning still, and I'll do what the rules say, Class D or GAAP.

Yeah same here. I don't mind following the rules. But at the same time, I honestly don't think the new rules will lead to very much increase in safety so to speak. I mean, as my instructor mentioned to me yesterday, now everyone is so hell bent on worrying about their radio calls, they are beginning to get distracted from taxiing/flying the aeroplane. Which kind of goes against the old "Aviate, Navigate, and Communicate" .

Also Maikha, I too spent an eternity in the run-up bay waiting for a break in the transmissions to get my calls in. And it used to only happen for CCTS on 11R/29L, but now it seems to be the same amount of congestion regardless of whether you are doing ccts or departing via 11C/29C and 11L/29R.

However, no profanities from me yet Maikha, but I wasn't too far away hehe

[Jason H]

Most of the time I find ground quite straight forward still; not too busy for me. But sometimes it just all falls apart. The other night, i was on U1 short of K (for anyone who knows where that is ), and the controller told me to report at Kilo. Well, i was at Kilo, and when i told the ground that, they seemed so confused. I had to sit there for about 3 minutes for the controller to figure out what is going on. I mean, there was no one in front of me, i could of just taxied very easily to the runups no problem. Again, pointless and confusing.

But that's just my two cents.

Russell and Maikha, where do you guys fly out of?

[Russell D]

The other night, i was on U1 short of K (for anyone who knows where that is )

Oohhhh gosh lol. Yeah i'm kinda going to avoid U1 and as much of A3 as possible. So I'm going to try and keep popping out on M2 whenever I can.

I fly out of Schoies on the North side of BK, close to the B3 taxiway.

[Maikha Ly]

Originally Posted by Jason H

i was on U1 short of K (for anyone who knows where that is ),

I'm still trying to get my head around the taxiway numbers. Same goes for many instructors who still carry the maps of the airport with them.

Originally Posted by Jason H

Russell and Maikha, where do you guys fly out of?

Whitworth Aviation, South side of the airport. VH-IMX has been my steed for the past couple of weeks.