Originally Posted by
LuckyNow
I'm trying to imagine how putting ramp in #1 would work. Do you put ground in #2? Do you stop listening to ground? Some of our ramp and ops are combined (especially in hubs) that calling long before approaching the alley is necessary. I don't think I was ever told to put ramp in #2, it just always seemed easiest.
Every airline I've worked for uses com 1 for everything. Why do you need to monitor ground when you're on the ramp? If you need to call ops while taxing (LGA) the fo just calls on 2 and captain handles ground.
I've flown with FOs who just switch to #2 without telling me when approaching the ramp and I have no clue what's going as I'm busy taxiing. At least tell the other guy if you're going to be switching coms. Mostly eagle flows as I guess that's what they do there. Those guys typically end up calling ramp on guard as well.