amoel
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amoel
Hello guys,
I am a low time instrument rated pilot. I flew this weekend from KCRQ to KSMO back and forth and filed IFR (although there was no IMC at all).
I filed for my way back the SMON21 TEC route which I find very straight forward and easy to fly, but for my surprise, the clearance given to me was the SMON17. So I proceeded to look it up on my AF/D and charts.
I kind of figured out and used user defined waypoints to fly it and had no problems, but I really do not understand a few things.
The thing here is that I am used to setting up my flight plan using intersections, but this route has two points where there is no such a thing (intersection), the first one is after overflying SMO on the 125R southbound, you intercept V64, but not at an intersection, same happens afterwards where they want me to take V363 (V64 and V363 do intersect, but there is no intersection), so pretty much I had to guide me with the "purple line" and some VOR usage, monitoring my MFD every 30 seconds... I defined some user generated waypoints on the intersections, but it took me a while to figure out that function on the Cirrus Perspective...
Did I do the right and easiest thing, or did I just completely misunderstood my clearance? (I don't think so, because I would have been yelled at by ATC).
Any help?
I am a low time instrument rated pilot. I flew this weekend from KCRQ to KSMO back and forth and filed IFR (although there was no IMC at all).
I filed for my way back the SMON21 TEC route which I find very straight forward and easy to fly, but for my surprise, the clearance given to me was the SMON17. So I proceeded to look it up on my AF/D and charts.
I kind of figured out and used user defined waypoints to fly it and had no problems, but I really do not understand a few things.
The thing here is that I am used to setting up my flight plan using intersections, but this route has two points where there is no such a thing (intersection), the first one is after overflying SMO on the 125R southbound, you intercept V64, but not at an intersection, same happens afterwards where they want me to take V363 (V64 and V363 do intersect, but there is no intersection), so pretty much I had to guide me with the "purple line" and some VOR usage, monitoring my MFD every 30 seconds... I defined some user generated waypoints on the intersections, but it took me a while to figure out that function on the Cirrus Perspective...
Did I do the right and easiest thing, or did I just completely misunderstood my clearance? (I don't think so, because I would have been yelled at by ATC).
Any help?