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FAA To Eliminate Hundreds of Remote Com Outlets

Agency says the current complement of RCOs covers the vast majority of the U.S. and includes duplicate, overlapping and seldom used frequencies.

By Gordon Gilbert • Contributor - Accidents and Regulations

May 5, 2016

Under a recently issued FAA notice of proposed policy, more than 40 percent of remote-communications-outlet frequencies would be eliminated starting next year. Frequencies especially designated for emergency or military use and those in Alaska are not included in this proposal. Currently, there are 1,621 RCOs in the U.S., which pilots can contact through Flight Service Stations (FSSs).

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