LIBRARY 015 · SPOKEN CHAPTER 90 · 1:59
Ending radar service
Practice terminating flight following and acknowledging the response.
Your scenario
You are flying Evektor, registration N827EV. Your position is 8 miles southeast of Paine Field, indicated altitude 2500 feet. You are tuned to Seattle Approach. Your planned destination is Skagit Regional.
Practice goals
- Request frequency change near destination.
- Acknowledge radar termination and squawk VFR.
- Keep any VFR flight plan as a separate obligation.
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 90. Here is the scenario: You're nearing your destination while
- 0:05 receiving flight following. Practice finishing radar service and changing
- 0:09 frequencies.
- 0:12 NARRATOR: Your starting details: You are flying Evektor, registration N827EV. Your
- 0:19 position is 8 miles southeast of Paine Field, indicated altitude 2500 feet. You are
- 0:28 tuned to Seattle Approach. Your planned destination is Skagit Regional.
- 0:37 NARRATOR: Play the pilot. At each prompt, use the ten-second pause to respond aloud or
- 0:42 decide whether to transmit. Then compare with the example. This is simulated radio
- 0:47 practice.
- 0:50 NARRATOR: Scenario update: You are already receiving radar service from Seattle
- 0:53 Approach, with an assigned transponder code.
- 0:57 NARRATOR: Your task: Your destination is in sight. Request a frequency change.
- 1:12 PILOT: Evektor 827EV, destination in sight, request frequency change
- 1:19 APPROACH: Evektor 827EV, radar service terminated, squawk VFR, frequency change
- 1:25 approved
- 1:36 PILOT: squawk VFR, frequency change approved, Evektor 827EV
- 1:42 NARRATOR: Scenario update: Radar service has ended. Your active VFR flight plan is still
- 1:46 open and must be closed separately.
- 1:49 NARRATOR: Chapter debrief: Radar terminated; VFR flight plan remains open.
- 1:55 NARRATOR: If you enjoyed this video like and subscribe
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