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Closing IFR flight plan at uncontrolled field
This is the first time I've heard anyone say there's no big hurry.
I guess it depends on your location and the associated amount of traffic and ATC workload. In my neighborhood, there is ALWAYS traffic waiting. In fact, there's too much traffic get ATC to wait for a relay. Also, in my neighborhood, you get a 2 minute departure window with an IFR clearance. If you ask for 3 minutes, you still get 2 minutes. If you ask for 5 minutes, you're told to call back when you're ready to depart. |
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Closing IFR flight plan at uncontrolled field
The point is that in some parts of the country, Kansas,
Oklahoma, Nebraska for example, all airports with IFR traffic above a few dozen per week, have remote ATC frequencies. At other airports with sporadic IFR levels that justify an IFR approach but not maintaining a remote ATC outlet, there will rarely be more than one or two operations per hour at any airport. The only time you don't have time to land and walk inside to a telephone [if your cell doesn't work] is if there is another aircraft waiting for you to cancel so they can depart or land. If they are in-flight, they will be happy to forward your cancellation to ATC. If ATC has a strip for a waiting departure or arrival, they will usually say so and ask for the quickest cancellation and give instructions. Often, departing aircraft will be able to depart in Class G airspace under VFR at such remote uncontrolled airports. When they are in radar contact with separation from the other traffic, they will be issued a clearance. VFR flight plans need to be cancelled within 30 minutes of the ETA as amended, IFR has the same S&R time frame for beginning a communications search. But you certainly have five or ten minutes to land and taxi in and call on the land-line. -- James H. Macklin ATP,CFI,A&P -- The people think the Constitution protects their rights; But government sees it as an obstacle to be overcome. some support http://www.usdoj.gov/olc/secondamendment2.htm See http://www.fija.org/ more about your rights and duties. "Brien K. Meehan" wrote in message oups.com... | This is the first time I've heard anyone say there's no big hurry. | | I guess it depends on your location and the associated amount of | traffic and ATC workload. In my neighborhood, there is ALWAYS traffic | waiting. In fact, there's too much traffic get ATC to wait for a | relay. | | Also, in my neighborhood, you get a 2 minute departure window with an | IFR clearance. If you ask for 3 minutes, you still get 2 minutes. If | you ask for 5 minutes, you're told to call back when you're ready to | depart. | |
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Closing IFR flight plan at uncontrolled field
If your airport is in a TRACON area, I'm
sure you'll have a remote outlet. Not always true. Plenty of airports inside TRACON areas with no RCO. |
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Closing IFR flight plan at uncontrolled field
On Sun, 05 Feb 2006 20:09:20 -0500, Roy Smith wrote:
Ron Rosenfeld wrote: If possible, you can also have an overflying a/c relay a cancellation to ATC. Have you actually done that? It's my understanding that ATC won't accept an IFR cancellation via an aircraft relay. I haven't done it recently -- not for the past three or four years. However, I have done so in the past (just once or twice) and I've been on both sides of the relay -- once I was the a/c waiting for the cancellation so I could get in. Maybe it's controller/location specific. Ron (EPM) (N5843Q, Mooney M20E) (CP, ASEL, ASES, IA) |
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Roy Smith wrote:
Ron Rosenfeld wrote: If possible, you can also have an overflying a/c relay a cancellation to ATC. Have you actually done that? It's my understanding that ATC won't accept an IFR cancellation via an aircraft relay. I did this just a few weeks ago, as I was next in line for the approach, the aircraft on the ground was unable to raise ATC on the radio, and I relayed the cancellation and was immediately cleared for the approach. Well, "immediately" is relative. There was a sort of three-way handshake to verify the cancellation. Something like: Me: ATC, Nxxx is trying to call you to cancel IFR. ATC: Verify you're relaying for Nxxx trying to cancel IFR. Me: yes ATC: Please call Nxxx and ask them to verify cancelling IFR. Me. Nxxx, please verify for ATC that you wish to cancel IFR. Nxxx: Affirmative cancelling IFR. Me. ATC, Nxxx confirms cancelling IFR. ATC: Advise Nxxx cancellation received. Me; Nxxx, ATC advises cancellation received. Nxxx: Thank you. ATC: Nyyy cleared RNAV rwy 21 approach... |
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Dave Butler wrote:
Well, "immediately" is relative. There was a sort of three-way handshake to verify the cancellation. Something like: Me: ATC, Nxxx is trying to call you to cancel IFR. ATC: Verify you're relaying for Nxxx trying to cancel IFR. Me: yes ATC: Please call Nxxx and ask them to verify cancelling IFR. Me. Nxxx, please verify for ATC that you wish to cancel IFR. Nxxx: Affirmative cancelling IFR. Me. ATC, Nxxx confirms cancelling IFR. ATC: Advise Nxxx cancellation received. Me; Nxxx, ATC advises cancellation received. Nxxx: Thank you. ATC: Nyyy cleared RNAV rwy 21 approach... This sort of CYA makes sense for everyone involved. -- Peter |
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Another situation is while you are waiting to depart on IFR
clearance and being held for approach / landing traffic. Last summer when I called ready to depart at Destin, FL, approach told me to hold for release becuse of landing IFR traffic on an approach to the airport. He called me back in a minute and gave me an update, "Lear on approach now 2 miles striaght-in runway xxx". I advised I had the traffic in sight and the controller asked me to report when the Lear's wheels touched the runway. I did and he immediately released me, even before the Lear turned off the runway. Ronnie "Dave Butler" wrote in message news:1139238235.265085@sj-nntpcache-5... Roy Smith wrote: Ron Rosenfeld wrote: If possible, you can also have an overflying a/c relay a cancellation to ATC. Have you actually done that? It's my understanding that ATC won't accept an IFR cancellation via an aircraft relay. I did this just a few weeks ago, as I was next in line for the approach, the aircraft on the ground was unable to raise ATC on the radio, and I relayed the cancellation and was immediately cleared for the approach. Well, "immediately" is relative. There was a sort of three-way handshake to verify the cancellation. Something like: Me: ATC, Nxxx is trying to call you to cancel IFR. ATC: Verify you're relaying for Nxxx trying to cancel IFR. Me: yes ATC: Please call Nxxx and ask them to verify cancelling IFR. Me. Nxxx, please verify for ATC that you wish to cancel IFR. Nxxx: Affirmative cancelling IFR. Me. ATC, Nxxx confirms cancelling IFR. ATC: Advise Nxxx cancellation received. Me; Nxxx, ATC advises cancellation received. Nxxx: Thank you. ATC: Nyyy cleared RNAV rwy 21 approach... |
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Back when I was newly instrument-rated, I was so excited about having completed
my first ILS in IMC that I completely forgot about cancelling. As I taxied past another airplane, I was still on the approach freq and I heard him call approach, "...is that aircraft that I'm holding for N12345? He just taxiied past me". I sheepishly 'fessed up and cancelled. DGB Ronnie wrote: Another situation is while you are waiting to depart on IFR clearance and being held for approach / landing traffic. Last summer when I called ready to depart at Destin, FL, approach told me to hold for release becuse of landing IFR traffic on an approach to the airport. He called me back in a minute and gave me an update, "Lear on approach now 2 miles striaght-in runway xxx". I advised I had the traffic in sight and the controller asked me to report when the Lear's wheels touched the runway. I did and he immediately released me, even before the Lear turned off the runway. Ronnie "Dave Butler" wrote in message news:1139238235.265085@sj-nntpcache-5... Roy Smith wrote: Ron Rosenfeld wrote: If possible, you can also have an overflying a/c relay a cancellation to ATC. Have you actually done that? It's my understanding that ATC won't accept an IFR cancellation via an aircraft relay. I did this just a few weeks ago, as I was next in line for the approach, the aircraft on the ground was unable to raise ATC on the radio, and I relayed the cancellation and was immediately cleared for the approach. Well, "immediately" is relative. There was a sort of three-way handshake to verify the cancellation. Something like: Me: ATC, Nxxx is trying to call you to cancel IFR. ATC: Verify you're relaying for Nxxx trying to cancel IFR. Me: yes ATC: Please call Nxxx and ask them to verify cancelling IFR. Me. Nxxx, please verify for ATC that you wish to cancel IFR. Nxxx: Affirmative cancelling IFR. Me. ATC, Nxxx confirms cancelling IFR. ATC: Advise Nxxx cancellation received. Me; Nxxx, ATC advises cancellation received. Nxxx: Thank you. ATC: Nyyy cleared RNAV rwy 21 approach... -- Dave Butler, software engineer 919-392-4367 |
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One problem is that a majority of the IFR is at those
airports with control towers, so pilots forget about canceling. Much of the IFR to uncontrolled airports is in VMC weather and the pilot will cancel when 5 miles from the airport, the IFR flight plan just being a nice way to handle controlled airspace, weather and TFRs. When they do have to go to the E airport in real IMC, they forget that they have to cancel. Part 135 is required to be on a flight plan [VFR or IFR with pax onboard or have their own flight following] so charter flights can't cancel before landing even in good VMC. -- James H. Macklin ATP,CFI,A&P -- The people think the Constitution protects their rights; But government sees it as an obstacle to be overcome. some support http://www.usdoj.gov/olc/secondamendment2.htm See http://www.fija.org/ more about your rights and duties. "Dave Butler" wrote in message news:1139495082.404516@sj-nntpcache-3... | Back when I was newly instrument-rated, I was so excited about having completed | my first ILS in IMC that I completely forgot about cancelling. As I taxied past | another airplane, I was still on the approach freq and I heard him call | approach, "...is that aircraft that I'm holding for N12345? He just taxiied past | me". I sheepishly 'fessed up and cancelled. DGB | | Ronnie wrote: | Another situation is while you are waiting to depart on IFR | clearance and being held for approach / landing traffic. Last | summer when I called ready to depart at Destin, FL, approach | told me to hold for release becuse of landing IFR traffic on an approach | to the airport. He called me back in a minute and gave me an update, | "Lear on approach now 2 miles striaght-in runway xxx". I advised I | had the traffic in sight and the controller asked me to report when | the Lear's wheels touched the runway. I did and he immediately released | me, even before the Lear turned off the runway. | | Ronnie | | "Dave Butler" wrote in message | news:1139238235.265085@sj-nntpcache-5... | | Roy Smith wrote: | | Ron Rosenfeld wrote: | | | If possible, you can also have an overflying a/c relay a cancellation to | ATC. | | | Have you actually done that? It's my understanding that ATC won't accept | an IFR cancellation via an aircraft relay. | | | I did this just a few weeks ago, as I was next in line for the approach, | the aircraft on the ground was unable to raise ATC on the radio, and I | relayed the cancellation and was immediately cleared for the approach. | | Well, "immediately" is relative. There was a sort of three-way handshake | to verify the cancellation. | | Something like: | Me: ATC, Nxxx is trying to call you to cancel IFR. | ATC: Verify you're relaying for Nxxx trying to cancel IFR. | Me: yes | ATC: Please call Nxxx and ask them to verify cancelling IFR. | Me. Nxxx, please verify for ATC that you wish to cancel IFR. | Nxxx: Affirmative cancelling IFR. | Me. ATC, Nxxx confirms cancelling IFR. | ATC: Advise Nxxx cancellation received. | Me; Nxxx, ATC advises cancellation received. | Nxxx: Thank you. | ATC: Nyyy cleared RNAV rwy 21 approach... | | | | | | -- | Dave Butler, software engineer 919-392-4367 |
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