LIBRARY 125 · SPOKEN CHAPTER 119 · 2:23
Changing plans for the weather — Radar vectors
Communicate a weather diversion and work through the next exchange.
Your scenario
You are flying Evektor, registration N827EV. Your position is 8 miles east of Paine Field, indicated altitude 4500 feet. You are tuned to Seattle Approach. Your planned destination is Skagit Regional.
Practice goals
- State inability to continue the planned VFR route.
- Request assistance to an alternate.
- Keep route and destination changes consistent.
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 119. Here is the scenario: Weather may prevent you from reaching your
- 0:05 destination. Practice telling the controller about a change of plans.
- 0:10 NARRATOR: Your starting details: You are flying Evektor, registration N827EV. Your
- 0:16 position is 8 miles east of Paine Field, indicated altitude 4500 feet. You are tuned
- 0:23 to Seattle Approach. Your planned destination is Skagit Regional.
- 0:29 NARRATOR: Play the pilot. At each prompt, use the ten-second pause to respond aloud or
- 0:35 decide whether to transmit. Then compare with the example. This is simulated radio
- 0:40 practice.
- 0:42 NARRATOR: Scenario update: You are already receiving radar service from Seattle
- 0:46 Approach, with an assigned transponder code.
- 0:50 NARRATOR: Your task: Lowering clouds block your original destination, Skagit Regional.
- 0:56 The alternate, Jefferson County, remains reachable in the simulated VFR conditions.
- 1:01 Request diversion assistance.
- 1:13 PILOT: Seattle Approach, Evektor 827EV, unable to continue VFR to Skagit Regional
- 1:18 due to lowering clouds, diverting to Jefferson County, request assistance
- 1:24 APPROACH: Evektor 827EV, say intentions for the diversion
- 1:38 PILOT: request vectors toward Jefferson County, we will maintain VFR, Evektor 827EV
- 1:46 APPROACH: Evektor 7EV, fly heading 360, expect vectors for Jefferson County,
- 1:51 maintain VFR
- 2:02 PILOT: heading 360, expect vectors for Jefferson County, maintain VFR, Evektor 7EV
- 2:09 NARRATOR: Chapter debrief: Initial diversion vector assigned. This is not a direct course
- 2:13 or a verified route to the alternate; onward routing and arrival are outside this lesson.
- 2:19 NARRATOR: If you enjoyed this video like and subscribe
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