drgwentzel
Pre-takeoff checklist
Flyers,
As any pilot in the NE knows, what you file and what you get are very different. I don't know if I'm the only one, but when I am taking a long xc for the first time I file IFR. In doing this I would like to know the route I am going to get so I can flight plan, calculate fuel burn,mark my charts and pre-program my GPS.
I fly out of a small uncontrolled field and I'm usually flying into a small uncontrolled field. That means the AF/D is of little use in knowing in advance what the preferred route will be. The preferred routes in the AF/D are mostly to and from class B and C airports.
Also, a lot of small airports require void times in which you are given between 5 and 10 minutes to finish your checklist, program your GPS, mark your charts, taxi to the runway, do your runup and configure the plane for take-off. Ths is a large workload to manage and can be reduced dramaticly by knowing the route that you will get in your clearance.
A service I wish they provided at FSS's is allowing us to file a "proposed" flight plan and be given an "expected" clearance.
This idea might be moot for those in the western states or areas of sparse air traffic, but what the thoughts from our NE xc fliers.
Gene - N14
As any pilot in the NE knows, what you file and what you get are very different. I don't know if I'm the only one, but when I am taking a long xc for the first time I file IFR. In doing this I would like to know the route I am going to get so I can flight plan, calculate fuel burn,mark my charts and pre-program my GPS.
I fly out of a small uncontrolled field and I'm usually flying into a small uncontrolled field. That means the AF/D is of little use in knowing in advance what the preferred route will be. The preferred routes in the AF/D are mostly to and from class B and C airports.
Also, a lot of small airports require void times in which you are given between 5 and 10 minutes to finish your checklist, program your GPS, mark your charts, taxi to the runway, do your runup and configure the plane for take-off. Ths is a large workload to manage and can be reduced dramaticly by knowing the route that you will get in your clearance.
A service I wish they provided at FSS's is allowing us to file a "proposed" flight plan and be given an "expected" clearance.
This idea might be moot for those in the western states or areas of sparse air traffic, but what the thoughts from our NE xc fliers.
Gene - N14