mkewman
Member
I've been monitoring Med-evac Helicopters for some time on the Public Safety side, and on Helo to Helo frequencies, but I'm trying to get a better understanding of how things work here in Sacramento on the Aviation frequencies, and since I took a little hiatus from the hobby to dedicate more energy to work, I'm a bit rusty.
So I have a few questions:
Lets say a Helicopter is headed to UC Davis Medical Center, are they in SAC (Executive Airport) airspace and do they have to advise the tower they're landing/approaching, etc or do they just advise other aircraft on 123.05?
Is that the same frequency in use for Sutter Roseville, Mercy San Juan (or is Mercy San Juan is in MCC airspace?) Kaiser South, etc?
I've heard "Blackhawk and Guard" callsigns used by CalFire dispatch this season for an EVAC, I assume these are Coast Guard? How Often does the coast guard do normal medical evacs and what frequencies are in use for them?
Basically, what is the procedure if one wanted to monitor a medical flight to a hospital? what frequencies would one want to monitor?
So I have a few questions:
Lets say a Helicopter is headed to UC Davis Medical Center, are they in SAC (Executive Airport) airspace and do they have to advise the tower they're landing/approaching, etc or do they just advise other aircraft on 123.05?
Is that the same frequency in use for Sutter Roseville, Mercy San Juan (or is Mercy San Juan is in MCC airspace?) Kaiser South, etc?
I've heard "Blackhawk and Guard" callsigns used by CalFire dispatch this season for an EVAC, I assume these are Coast Guard? How Often does the coast guard do normal medical evacs and what frequencies are in use for them?
Basically, what is the procedure if one wanted to monitor a medical flight to a hospital? what frequencies would one want to monitor?