LIBRARY 113 · SPOKEN CHAPTER 106 · 2:15
Amending your flight plan
Amend destination and estimated arrival time with Flight Service.
Your scenario
You are flying Evektor, registration N827EV. Your position is 10 miles southeast of Paine Field, indicated altitude 4500 feet. You are tuned to Seattle Radio. The simulated Radio channel is 122.2. Your planned destination is Skagit Regional.
Practice goals
- Amend destination and estimated arrival time with Flight Service.
- Keep the flight plan open until separately closed.
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 106. Here is the scenario: Your route or arrival time has changed while
- 0:04 your VFR flight plan is open. Practice updating Flight Service.
- 0:10 NARRATOR: Your starting details: You are flying Evektor, registration N827EV. Your
- 0:16 position is 10 miles southeast of Paine Field, indicated altitude 4500 feet. You are
- 0:25 tuned to Seattle Radio. The simulated Radio channel is 122.2. Your planned destination
- 0:33 is Skagit Regional.
- 0:37 NARRATOR: Play the pilot. At each prompt, use the ten-second pause to respond aloud or
- 0:43 decide whether to transmit. Then compare with the example. This is simulated radio
- 0:48 practice.
- 0:50 NARRATOR: Your task: Your VFR flight plan is active. Your new destination is Arlington,
- 0:56 with estimated arrival 1800 Zulu. Request the amendment.
- 1:10 PILOT: Seattle Radio, Evektor 827EV, request amend my active VFR flight plan, destination
- 1:17 Arlington, estimated arrival 1800 Zulu
- 1:22 FSS: Evektor 827EV, VFR flight plan amended, destination Arlington, estimated arrival
- 1:31 1800 Zulu
- 1:43 PILOT: destination Arlington, estimated arrival 1800 Zulu, Evektor 827EV
- 1:51 NARRATOR: Scenario update: The flight plan is still active and must be closed
- 1:55 separately. This amendment grants no airspace clearance.
- 2:00 NARRATOR: Chapter debrief: Destination and arrival estimate amended; VFR flight plan
- 2:08 remains open.
- 2:12 NARRATOR: If you enjoyed this video like and subscribe
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