LIBRARY 016 · SPOKEN CHAPTER 118 · 2:12
Changing plans for the weather — Own navigation
Communicate a weather diversion and work through the next exchange.
Your scenario
You are flying Evektor, registration N827EV. Your position is 10 miles east of Paine Field, indicated altitude 4500 feet. You are tuned to Seattle Approach. Your planned destination is Jefferson County.
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 118. Here is the scenario: Weather may prevent you from reaching your
- 0:05 destination. Practice telling the controller about a change of plans.
- 0:11 NARRATOR: Your starting details: You are flying Evektor, registration N827EV. Your
- 0:16 position is 10 miles east of Paine Field, indicated altitude 4500 feet. You are tuned
- 0:23 to Seattle Approach. Your planned destination is Jefferson County.
- 0:29 NARRATOR: Play the pilot. At each prompt, use the ten-second pause to respond aloud or
- 0:34 decide whether to transmit. Then compare with the example. This is simulated radio
- 0:39 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, Jefferson County.
- 0:55 The alternate, Arlington, remains reachable in the simulated VFR conditions. Request
- 1:01 diversion assistance.
- 1:12 PILOT: Seattle Approach, Evektor 827EV, unable to continue VFR to Jefferson County
- 1:17 due to lowering clouds, diverting to Arlington, request assistance
- 1:23 APPROACH: Evektor 827EV, say intentions for the diversion
- 1:36 PILOT: we will navigate to Arlington on our own, maintaining VFR, Evektor 827EV
- 1:44 APPROACH: Evektor 7EV, proceed on course to Arlington, maintain VFR
- 1:57 PILOT: on course to Arlington, maintain VFR, Evektor 7EV
- 2:03 NARRATOR: Chapter debrief: Diversion route agreed; weather still blocks the original
- 2:06 destination.
- 2:09 NARRATOR: If you enjoyed this video like and subscribe
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