azpilot
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Hi there everyone. It's been a while since I've been flying routinely. But I just got my flight review completed, and I'm going up on Friday in a 172 I'm renting for a scenic loop around the PHX area. It will look something like this.
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To clarify, the direction is clockwise. I will not be stopping at any of the airports along the way. They are used for the sake of convenience as waypoints.
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https://skyvector.com/?ll=33.48287006788804,-111.73901447857925&chart=121&zoom=5&fpl= KCHD VPAWG KPHX VPPEK KSDL VPFTN GRINE VPREN KIWA KCHD
Here's my question. How do I succinctly ask for flight following for this flight?
I'm imagining it will go something like this:
Me: PHX Approach, Skyhawk AB123, VFR request
Appr: Skyhawk AB123, say request
Me: PHX Approach, Skyhawk AB123 5 miles east of Chandler, 3500 feet, Bravo transition, then VFR flight following for scenic loop around Superstitions (these are the mountains East of Phoenix), and back to Chandler.
Appr: Skyhawk AB123 - squawk 4321....
So here's my question, is that too wordy? Should I just ask for the Bravo transition, and then ask for the flight following later? Is it better to ask for everything up front? I just want to think through this as much ahead of time as I hate sounding like a doofus on the radio and taking up valuable time.
I'd feel real comfortable with this if I were just flying to a single destination as I've done that plenty of times before. But this a loop around the valley of the sun that ends where it starts.
-- edit --
To clarify, the direction is clockwise. I will not be stopping at any of the airports along the way. They are used for the sake of convenience as waypoints.
-- end edit --
https://skyvector.com/?ll=33.48287006788804,-111.73901447857925&chart=121&zoom=5&fpl= KCHD VPAWG KPHX VPPEK KSDL VPFTN GRINE VPREN KIWA KCHD
Here's my question. How do I succinctly ask for flight following for this flight?
I'm imagining it will go something like this:
Me: PHX Approach, Skyhawk AB123, VFR request
Appr: Skyhawk AB123, say request
Me: PHX Approach, Skyhawk AB123 5 miles east of Chandler, 3500 feet, Bravo transition, then VFR flight following for scenic loop around Superstitions (these are the mountains East of Phoenix), and back to Chandler.
Appr: Skyhawk AB123 - squawk 4321....
So here's my question, is that too wordy? Should I just ask for the Bravo transition, and then ask for the flight following later? Is it better to ask for everything up front? I just want to think through this as much ahead of time as I hate sounding like a doofus on the radio and taking up valuable time.
I'd feel real comfortable with this if I were just flying to a single destination as I've done that plenty of times before. But this a loop around the valley of the sun that ends where it starts.
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