LIBRARY 120 · SPOKEN CHAPTER 113 · 1:28

Closing your flight plan

Contact Flight Service after landing.

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Your scenario

You are flying Evektor, registration N827EV. You are parked at Paine Field after landing. You are tuned to Seattle Radio. The simulated Radio channel is 122.2.

Practice goals

Respond aloud during each ten-second practice window, then compare with the example. Replay any exchange you want to practice.

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  1. 0:00 NARRATOR: Chapter 113. Here is the scenario: You've landed with an active VFR flight
  2. 0:04 plan. Practice contacting Flight Service to close it.
  3. 0:09 NARRATOR: Your starting details: You are flying Evektor, registration N827EV. You are
  4. 0:15 parked at Paine Field after landing. You are tuned to Seattle Radio. The simulated Radio
  5. 0:22 channel is 122.2.
  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. 0:38 NARRATOR: Your task: You are parked after landing. Close your active VFR flight plan.
  10. 0:52 PILOT: Seattle Radio, Evektor 827EV, on the ground at Paine Field, request close VFR
  11. 0:58 flight plan
  12. 1:01 FSS: Evektor 827EV, VFR flight plan closed
  13. 1:16 PILOT: flight plan closed, Evektor 827EV
  14. 1:21 NARRATOR: Chapter debrief: VFR flight plan closed.
  15. 1:25 NARRATOR: If you enjoyed this video like and subscribe

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