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Who would you contact to receive your IFR clearance prior to flight?
Flight Service
Option 1: Call Flight Service When the controller is ready to give you your IFR clearance, they’ll tell the flight service briefer, and the briefer will relay the clearance back to you. This option works at most airport, because you can typically reach flight service on the ground at nearly any airport in the US.
What do you say when calling clearance delivery?
Clearance Delivery You tell the controller who you are (your aircraft’s N-number, where you are on the airport, and where you want to go, i.e. “west departure” or your destination airport.
How far in advance can I file an IFR flight plan?
Every country will have different requirements as to how far in advance a FPL can be filed and what the minimum requirement to file is. The ICAO standard is to allow a FPL to be filed up to 120 hours prior to ETD. Many countries (such as the U.S.) only allow a FPL to be filed a max of 23 hours in advance.
What is the proper use of the CTAF?
The Aeronautical Information Manual (AIM) provides the guidance for the proper use of the CTAF. It tells us when arriving at an airport to make a call 10 miles out. A good airman will be listening to the CTAF much farther out .
How often should you make a CTAF call?
Not every mile or two as you approach the airport. Naturally if there is a potential conflict with other traffic additional reports are appropriate but, random blind calls just clog up the frequency. So according to the AIM, for landing, we will make only five calls: Ten miles out, entering downwind, base, final and leaving the runway.
When do pilots make unnecessary calls with CTAF?
Remember, with the CTAF, only one person can talk at a time, so the less we talk the more opportunity for someone else to report their position. When a pilot makes unnecessary calls, in my opinion, they are actually creating a safety hazard as they could be blocking another pilot’s legitimate position report.
When to use the clearance delivery phone number?
Duke says the notice to airmen about the outage will include a clearance delivery phone number to use until service is restored to the communications outlet.