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IP.VII.C.S6

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Request and follow an actual or a simulated air traffic control (ATC) clearance for an instrument approach.

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  • Chapter 2: En Route Operations › Additional Reports

    flight level (include actual altitude or flight level when operating on a clearance specifying VFR-on-top) 5. Type of flight plan (not required in IFR position reports made directly to ARTCCs or approach control) 6. ETA and name ... route of flight 8. Pertinent remarks Additional Reports The following reports should be made at all times to ATC or Flight Service facilities without a specific ATC request: 1. When vacating any previously assigned altitude or flight level…

  • Chapter 10: IFR Flight › En Route Procedures › Position Reports

    made only when requested by ATC. A pilot should discontinue position reporting over designated reporting points when informed by ATC that the aircraft is in “RADAR CONTACT.” Position reporting should be resumed when ATC advises “RADAR CONTACT LOST” or “RADAR ... SERVICE TERMINATED.” Position reports should include the following items: 1. Identification 2. Position 3. Time 4. Altitude or flight level (include actual altitude or flight level when operating on a clearance specifying VFRon-top) 5. Type of flight plan…

  • Chapter 2: En Route Operations › ARTCC Radio Frequency Outage

    ARTCC usually requests a nearby aircraft, if there is one, to switch to the affected frequency to broadcast communications instructions. It is important that the pilot wait at least one minute before deciding that the ARTCC has actually experienced ... route is known to involve another ATC facility, the pilot should contact that facility, if feasible, for instructions. If communications cannot be reestablished by either method, the pilot is expected to request communication instructions from the FSS appropriate…

  • Chapter 18: Emergency Procedures › System Malfunctions › Electrical System

    emergency” load following a generating system failure cannot be predetermined because the actual circumstances are always somewhat different—for example, whether the flight is VFR or instrument flight rules (IFR), conducted in day or at night, in clouds ... electrical power, the following steps should be taken: ⦁ Shed all but the most necessary electrically-driven equipment. ⦁ Understand that any loss of electrical power is critical in a small airplane—notify ATC of the situation immediately. Request radar vectors…

  • Pilot/Controller Glossary › S

    APPROACH.) SFO- (See SIMULATED FLAMEOUT.) SGI (See SPECIAL GOVERNMENT INTEREST.) SHF- (See SUPER HIGH FREQUENCY.) SHORT RANGE CLEARANCE- A clearance issued to a departing IFR flight which authorizes IFR flight to a specific fix short of the destination while air ... traffic control facilities are coordinating and obtaining the complete clearance. SHORT TAKEOFF AND LANDING AIRCRAFT (STOL)- An aircraft which, at some weight within its approved operating weight, is capable of operating from a runway in compliance with the applicable STOL…