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How do I pick up an IFR clearance on my phone?
Formerly Lockheed Martin Flight Service, you can pick up an IFR clearance over the phone by calling 1-800-WX-BRIEF or 1-888-766-8267 (dedicated for IFR clearances).
What is an RCO and GCO aviation?
An RCO is for use either on the ground or airborne while a GCO is for use only while the aircraft is on the ground. Outlets are also given different names according to the type of facility they serve. If an outlet serves a FSS, it is called a RCO.
What is a contact approach vs visual approach?
The answer is: a contact approach. It’s flown the same way as a visual approach, but you don’t need the airport in sight. You need to remain clear of clouds, have 1 statute mile of flight visibility, and reasonably expect to continue to the airport in those conditions.
Is a contact approach an IFR clearance?
A contact approach is an IFR Approach to an airport that does not require flying a specific procedure.
What do you say when calling clearance delivery?
State full callsign, type, destination and verify you have the ATIS. Have a writing surface available to copy amended routings. Read back the clearance in the same order received. Call ground control with callsign, position and airport destination (Ex.
What are the 5 segments of an instrument approach?
These segments are the:
- i. Arrival segment. The route followed from the en route phase of the flight to the initial approach fix.
- ii. Initial approach.
- iii. Intermediate approach.
- iv. Final approach.
- v. Missed approach procedure.
Can a VFR pilot use ILS?
VFR pilots can practice using ILS guidance in visual conditions, but visual flight rules for cloud clearance, visibility, and traffic separation still apply.
What is an RCO IFR?
Remote communications outlets (RCO) are remote aviation band radio transceivers, established to extend the communication capabilities of Flight Information Centres (FIC) and flight service stations (FSS). Pilots can find RCO frequencies in charts or publications such as the Chart Supplement or Canada Flight Supplement.
What is an RCAG in aviation?
RCAG (Remote Communications Air-Ground) RCAG is a facility for air/ground communications of VHF and UHF controlled remotely by ACC. This allows direct communications between a control facility and aircraft in a remote area.
Can ATC assign a contact approach?
But here’s the catch: ATC can’t initiate a contact approach, you have to ask for it. And, considering that this doesn’t happen to us very often, we didn’t even think about it. So, we start to join the localizer. And then, we have the airport in sight.
What is difference between DA and MDA?
As the names suggest, DA is a decision point while MDA is the lowest altitude allowed without visuals. The difference between DA vs MDA is reflected in the regulations, Practical Test Standards (PTS, soon Airman Certification Standards) and TERPS.
What are the different types of instrument approaches?
There are three categories of instrument approach procedures: precision approach (PA), approach with vertical guidance (APV), and non-precision approach (NPA). A precision approach uses a navigation system that provides course and glidepath deviation.
What is an in-instrument approach procedure chart?
Instrument approach procedure charts provide a wealth of information to enable pilots to fly approaches safely in instrument conditions, but sometimes the charts can be confusing.
What is instrument approach in aviation?
The ICAO defines an instrument approach as a series of predetermined maneuvers by reference to flight instruments with specific protection from obstacles from the initial approach fix, or where applicable, from the beginning of a defined arrival route to a point from which a landing can be completed and thereafter, if landing is not completed,…
How do you Brief an instrument approach?
There’s a lot that goes into briefing an instrument approach well. The key is figuring out which information is most relevant, so you don’t end up reading off every elevation figure, obstacle, and unrelated procedure on an approach chart. How do you like to brief approaches?