Requesting a new altitude — Delayed

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1. 0:00 NARRATOR: Chapter 98. Here is the scenario: You're receiving flight following and want a
2. 0:04 different altitude. Practice making the request and handling the response.
3. 0:08 NARRATOR: Your starting details: You are flying Evektor, registration N827EV. Your
4. 0:13 position is 8 miles east of Paine Field, indicated altitude 2500 feet. You are tuned
5. 0:20 to Seattle Approach. Your planned destination is Jefferson County.
6. 0:25 NARRATOR: Play the pilot. At each prompt, use the ten-second pause to respond aloud or
7. 0:31 decide whether to transmit. Then compare with the example. This is simulated radio
8. 0:36 practice.
9. 0:39 NARRATOR: Scenario update: You are already receiving radar service from Seattle
10. 0:42 Approach, with an assigned transponder code.
11. 0:46 NARRATOR: Your task: You want 3500 feet. Request that altitude; this exercise assumes
12. 0:52 airspace and weather permit it.
13. 1:04 PILOT: Evektor 827EV, request VFR climb to 3500 feet
14. 1:11 APPROACH: Evektor 827EV, maintain 2500 for traffic, expect higher shortly
15. 1:28 PILOT: maintain 2500, Evektor 827EV
16. 1:34 NARRATOR: Scenario update: Time advances at the current altitude until conflicting
17. 1:38 traffic passes.
18. 1:41 APPROACH: Evektor 7EV, VFR climb to 3500 approved
19. 1:57 PILOT: VFR climb to 3500, Evektor 7EV
20. 2:03 NARRATOR: Your task: Time advances through the approved VFR climb; you are now level at
21. 2:08 the requested altitude.
22. 2:19 PILOT: level 3500, Evektor 7EV
23. 2:24 NARRATOR: Chapter debrief: Requested VFR altitude reached only after the temporary
24. 2:28 restriction was released.
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