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What is this AWOS and UNICOM I am seeing listed for this air show at Carl's Field Fly In, reads: "UNICOM 122.700" and "AWOS 120.525" what are these frequencies for?
Awos unicom?
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AWOS is an Automated Weather Observation Service and it does just what the name says, Its similar to NOAA weather radio only it continuously broadcasts the weather at that one site only.
Unicom is usually used at airports to request fuel service or towing. During air shows they are sometimes used as an air boss freq. If the airport doesn't have a tower (Uncontrolled Airport) the airfield is often assigned a Unicom freq as a Common Traffic Advisory Freq (CTAF).
Here in Newhall, California just north of the San Fernando Valley the Unicom freq 123.025 is used by aircraft while transiting through the Newhall Pass to advise other aircraft of their location. There are three airports just south of the Newhall Pass, Van Nuys, Whiteman and Burbank Airport and all three airports have approach and departure paths that travel through the Newhall Pass so its not only busy but very dangerous. Around Los Angeles the Unicom freq 123.050 is used by helicopters and heliports.
Unicom is usually used at airports to request fuel service or towing. During air shows they are sometimes used as an air boss freq. If the airport doesn't have a tower (Uncontrolled Airport) the airfield is often assigned a Unicom freq as a Common Traffic Advisory Freq (CTAF).
Here in Newhall, California just north of the San Fernando Valley the Unicom freq 123.025 is used by aircraft while transiting through the Newhall Pass to advise other aircraft of their location. There are three airports just south of the Newhall Pass, Van Nuys, Whiteman and Burbank Airport and all three airports have approach and departure paths that travel through the Newhall Pass so its not only busy but very dangerous. Around Los Angeles the Unicom freq 123.050 is used by helicopters and heliports.
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To convert Celsius to Fahrenheit, go to Google and enter something like 65 Celsius in Fahrenheit & vice versa.
65 c in f - Google Search
Density Altitude Calculator
Density altitude - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Because density altitude is more during the summer, you can understand why a 16,000' runway is needed at DIA AirNav: KDEN - Denver International Airport That's as long as the Rockies are high!
Clicking the map will show you the aeronautical chart and it has up to date METAR. RunwayFinder - Aeronautical Charts - Flight Planning
Anyway.. tis the season for hearing density altitude on AWOS, ATIS, ASOS. ASOS
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