LIBRARY 095 · SPOKEN CHAPTER 86 · 2:08
Working through your radar request — Service unavailable
Provide missing type destination and altitude information.
Your scenario
You are flying Evektor, registration N827EV. Your position is 8 miles northeast of Paine Field, indicated altitude 4500 feet. You are tuned to Seattle Approach. Your planned destination is Skagit Regional.
Practice goals
- Provide missing type destination and altitude information.
- Distinguish standby from an accepted radar-service request.
Respond aloud during each ten-second practice window, then compare with the example. Replay any exchange you want to practice.
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- 0:00 NARRATOR: Chapter 86. Here is the scenario: You're flying toward your destination and
- 0:05 want traffic advisories. Practice requesting flight following and answering the
- 0:09 controller's questions.
- 0:11 NARRATOR: Your starting details: You are flying Evektor, registration N827EV. Your
- 0:17 position is 8 miles northeast of Paine Field, indicated altitude 4500 feet. You are
- 0:23 tuned to Seattle Approach. Your planned destination is Skagit Regional.
- 0:30 NARRATOR: Play the pilot. At each prompt, use the ten-second pause to respond aloud or
- 0:36 decide whether to transmit. Then compare with the example. This is simulated radio
- 0:41 practice.
- 0:43 NARRATOR: Your task: Make a brief initial request on the approach frequency.
- 0:56 PILOT: Seattle Approach, Evektor 827EV, VFR request
- 1:03 APPROACH: Evektor 827EV, say aircraft type, position, altitude, and destination
- 1:11 NARRATOR: Your task: Supply aircraft type, position, altitude, destination, and the
- 1:17 service requested.
- 1:27 PILOT: Evektor, 8 miles northeast of Paine Field, 4500 feet, VFR to Skagit Regional,
- 1:35 request flight following, Evektor 827EV
- 1:39 APPROACH: Evektor 7EV, unable flight following, workload
- 1:53 PILOT: roger, Evektor 7EV
- 1:57 NARRATOR: Chapter debrief: Service unavailable due to workload; no radar
- 2:01 contact or service assumed.
- 2:05 NARRATOR: If you enjoyed this video like and subscribe
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