Flight plan suggestion

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Introduction

From Châlons Vatry (LFOK) to Paris Orly (LFPO)

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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

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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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