The air-to-air freqs you refer to are not used in oceanic airspace...all
transoceanic flights are talking to the appropriate oceanic controller on
his/her discrete frequency. Use of this freq for plane-to-plane is not
kosher, but not unusual, either.

Ah, I stand corrected!

I wonder if Maurice Kirk knows this? He is planning to fly his Piper
Cub from Australia to the U.S. next year.

all the best -- Dan Ford
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