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Key Takeaways:

  • An Angel Flight crew reported receiving jazz music instead of a navigation signal when tuned to a localizer frequency near Baltimore.
  • The crew alerted Baltimore Approach to the interference, noting the localizer needle was erratic.
  • Another airliner in the vicinity humorously commented, wishing to also tune into the "jazz music."
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Overheard in IFR Magazine's 'On the Air' Section
Overheard in IFR Magazine‘s “On the Air”

While on an Angel Flight into Baltimore, Maryland last fall, the following radio exchanges took place:

Us:
“Baltimore approach, Angel Flight is tuned into the localizer, but the needle is all over the place, and we’re hearing jazz music.”

Airliner in the Vicinity:
“Baltimore, we’d like to hear some jazz, too. We tuned the localizer but can’t seem to receive any music.”

Karim Houry
New York, NY

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