GMRS and Aircraft

[WRUE951]

6 hours ago, TrikeRadio said:

I just wonder how well that cheap magmount antenna sticks to the airplane. 

my first guess, they're using HT's   .  And my second guess, based on where i think they were flying, 25 miles from my location..     

[amaff]

1. I don't understand why mag mounts are even being discussed. Pretty sure that was brought up as a joke lol
Yeah, they're not a good fit for aircraft for obvious reasons. There's not usually a lot of steel in an airplane, outside of the engine mount.

2. There are air-to-air dedicated frequencies on the air-band. However: Not all air band radios, especially in older planes, allow dual watch for monitoring the Unicom or Controller frquency for your airspace, and also allow you to talk to your buddy in the plane next to you. And air band radios are expansive as hell. If you need an inexpensive solution to be able to talk to your buddy, adding a GMRS or FRS radio seems like a good option vs spending $$$ for another air-band radio.
Hell, a lot of older and light sport aircraft aren't even required to have a radio installed, depending on the air space they fly in. If you fall into that category, are you going to spend $$$ for a 'real' air band radio for your plane that doesn't even have an electrical system? Or throw your GMRS handheld and a headset in your pack? 

[WRUE951]

9 hours ago, OffRoaderX said:

But that's not what he said he has.

I know,,  Just saying, who many of us have a 5RM and refer to them as a UV5..  I do cause i'm  a lazy 'ole fart 

[TrikeRadio]

2 hours ago, amaff said:

1. I don't understand why mag mounts are even being discussed. Pretty sure that was brought up as a joke lol
Yeah, they're not a good fit for aircraft for obvious reasons. There's not usually a lot of steel in an airplane, outside of the engine mount.

Yeah, it was just a joke. sorry. I was just visualizing a mag mount flying off a plane... must have been late last night when I was posting.

[WRUU653]

9 minutes ago, TrikeRadio said:

Yeah, it was just a joke. sorry. I was just visualizing a mag mount flying off a plane... must have been late last night when I was posting.

That's why the majority of pilots will just put a mag mount on a cookie sheet in the window... 

[WRYZ926]

46 minutes ago, WRUU653 said:

That's why the majority of pilots will just put a mag mount on a cookie sheet in the window... 

A round pizza pan would be more aerodynamic