Flight plan suggestion
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Introduction
From Châlons Vatry (LFOK) to Paris Orly (LFPO)
3 « Squawk four four zero three »
5 Plan your flight well
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Flight plan suggestion Introduction Are you interested in discovering new things about general aviation? Flight plan suggestions cover your needs : mixing interesting topics while practicing, they are intended to teach you more each flight!
In
this flight plan proposal you
will
be
flying
from
LFOK
(Châlons Vatry - France) to LFPO (Paris Orly - France). teresting things such as weather, route planning, and
procedures.
arrival In
and with autopilot help. The purpose of this document is to provide you a very realistic
We will orverview many in-
departure
your airplane, both manually
this
document is assumed
and
comprehensive
way
to
plan and achieve your flights. It is the first flight plan proposal and others will follow with even more tips and advises. Happy flying!
that you can control
« airport » by Martin Abegglen on Flickr
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« Squawk four four zero three »
information. Mode A (the most simple)
have the transponder working
will
inside the cockpit (as of B747,
only
report
Cessna c172p or Robin DR-
your
code.
400). If your aircraft doesn't,
Using mode C
you can find it in Equipment >
(or mode ALT), the ATC sees
Radio settings. You can then
your code and altitude. The
put the transponder code and
mode S is mainly used on
the mode (ON, ALT).
airliners, and displays the code,
How
altitude and callsign.
transponder?
Where is the transponder?
In any case, it is good practice
In Flightgear some aircrafts
to put it ON (mode A) to let
should
I
put
my
Have you ever heard about « Squawk » or « Transponder » ? Did you ever wonder what the four digits refer to? Our explainations about the transponder, how you can use it, why
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code, the aircraft altitude and hat a transponder is?
callsign. Every digit contained in the
transponder
code
(also
The transponder is a tool used
called « squawk ») can be
by Air Traffic Controllers to
between 0 and 7.
identify aircrafts appearing on
Mode A, mode C, mode S?
the radar. Every aircraft has
Alongside the 4 digits code you
one and reports several in-
can select a transponder mode.
formation including a 4 digits
Each mode will report different
« Royal Navy Radar Operator. » by UK Min. of Def. on Flickr
it is very important to use it.
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ATCs see a point on their radar
area, please make sure your
(see the blue box page 4). Every
transponder is set ON, no
country
matter the 4 digits code. There
has
got
regulated
transponder codes.
will then be room for the
If you enter into a controlled
controller to identify you.
Transponder & radar identification You will find below what the ATC sees on the radar, depending the
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Photo by ISAF media on Flickr
Radar identification in three steps
transponder mode.
Contact the Air Traffic Controller and give him : your callsign, your current position and your intentions. F-TEST « Vatry good evening, F-TEST at the parking,
Mode A - Only squawk appears
requesting to taxi for departure, destination
Mode C - Squawk + alt appear
LFPO. »
Mode S - Squawk + alt + ident appear
An ATC working with strips to regulate traffic. Most controllers still prefer working on
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The Air Traffic Controller will give you a transponder
paper.
code (squawk). Set it properly. ATC « F-TEST squawk 4403. » F-TEST « Squawk 4403 F-TEST. » 3
The Air Traffic Controller will confirm your transponder is set properly. ATC « F-TEST radar identified. »
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Plan your flight well. You probably don't want your flight to go wrong. Planning is the first step to avoid stress and confusion during your flight. Welcome onboard!
« Waiting at the airport » by Lâm HUA on Flickr
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e will go through the planning of your flight
from Châlons Vatry (LFOK) to
A
1 - Route nice website to plan your flight route is :
an
enroute
altitude
between
aircraft's FMS or into your flight
FL160 and FL180 and click on
planning manager. You can see
http://rfinder.asalink.net/free
"Find route". The program will
Paris Orly (LFPO).
Just specify departure (LFOK) and
then give you a route to follow.
As the distance is short, you
destination airport (LFPO). Select
You
can
enter
it
into
your
might not want to use an airliner and prefer a smaller aircraft such as a Beechcraft B1900D or a
airport
SID
waypoints
STAR
indicator
airway name
indicator
airport
Bombardier CRJ700. LFOK SID DIKOL B3 REM Y50 GITAN Q763 GIMER Q763 VEBEK STAR LFPO
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your route on a map using the skyvector.com website. Once
your
route
is
ready,
determine how much time it takes for you to fly from LFOK to LFPO by simulating your speed
Radio frequencies
2 - Radio Communication at LFOK
If you are unable to follow this
B
route, tell to ATC who will guide efore any operation you should
contact
LFOK
you to DIKOL.
LFOK 119.40 Right
after
LFPO 118.70 leaving
LFOK
frequency you can contact LFPO
in
order to get a clearance for your
« F-TEST
on the skyvector.com website.
departure. The ATC will also give
KNOTS
If you file your flight plan on the
you the ATIS which includes QNH
Flightgear-ATC
and the active runway.
After taxiing and taking off you
After giving you a clearance to
ATCs will vector you more easily
If your flightplan has been filed
will follow the DIKOL 1L or 1R
enter LFPO airspace, you will get
and efficiently.
online (see step 1 - Route), the
departure.
runway in use and QNH.
ATC will know your intentions, will
DIKOL, contact ATC to leave the
give you a transponder code and
frequency.
website,
both
WINDS FROM XXX AT XX
to Orly. Include your position
- CLEAR TO TAKE OFF. »
when you make contact to ATC.
Once
you
are
at
« F-TEST
DIKOL is a Standard Instrument
« AT
Deparure (SID) procedure.
FREQUENCY,
CLEAR FOR EDDF FL160,
DIKOL DEPARTURE
-
EXPECT RADAR
DIKOL, REQUESTING TO LEAVE
F-TEST. »
« F-TEST,
YOU ARE FREE TO LEAVE
FREQUENCY
-
BYE BYE.
SQUAWK XXXX.
»
» «
CLEARED FOR ILS APPROACH, WILL
CALL BACK ESTABLISHED,
F-TEST. »
HAVE A GOOD FLIGHT
»
The ATC will assign you a runway
VECTORS TO DIKOL THEN AS FILED. QNH XXXX RUNWAY XX IN USE.
RUNWAY XX CLEARED FOR
ILS APPROACH, REPORT ESTABLISHED.
a clearance for DIKOL departure.
« F-TEST
and tell ATC you are on your way
and will ask you if you want to make an ILS approach.
Communication at LFPO
« F-TEST To file your flight plan, you can go
This departure guides you to
«
to the "School" section of the
DIKOL (the LFOK airspace ends
DIKOL FL160 INBOUND.
website and fill the flight plan
here). The route is described in
« F-TEST
information relative to the "LFOK
the next page and depends on
VIA GITAN, RUNWAY XX IN USE,
to LFPO" flight plan suggestion.
the runway in use.
QNH XXXX.
LFPO GOOD EVENING,
F-TEST
AT
»
GOOD EVENING ENTER
»
RUNWAY X CLEAR TO
LAND, WINDS XXX AT XX KNOTS.
»
«
F-
CLEAR TO LAND RUNWAY X
TEST. » Happy landing at LFPO!
« The planning stage » by Robert Allen on Flickr
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LFOK Standard Instrument Departure (SID) procedures
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LFOK to LFPO route
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LFPO Standard Terminal ARrival (STAR) procedures
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