Realistic Commercial Flying with Flight Simulator
by John Rafferty
Chapter 15
Air Express Deadhead: Van Nuys to San Diego
Since the day is growing late, you decide on a quick turnaround at Van Nuys. After parking the airplane and turning your parcel over to the client's messenger, you immediately recheck the weather and file a flight plan for the return trip.
The weather remains unchanged. There's still a low overcast at the airport and the winds-aloft forecast is the same as before. For the trip back, you simply reverse the routing you had coming up, requesting 5000 feet. Having filed IFR, you return to the airplane and taxi over to the fuel pumps to top off the tanks.
You're now ready to go.
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Departure
On the Ramp, When Ready to Copy
Cessna Three Zero Four Six Foxtrot
Cleared to San Diego Lindbergh Field
Flight-planned route
Maintain five thousand
Squawk three one two three.
You read back and indicate ready to taxi.
Four Six Foxtrot
Cleared to taxi for Runway 16 Right
Proceed straight ahead
Then turn right onto 16 Left just ahead of you there.
You move ahead, turn right, and taxi along on the short runway.
While Taxiing Along 16 Left
Four Six Foxtrot Tower on one one niner point three so long.
Switch.
Four Six Foxtrot Van Nuys Tower
You're cleared for immediate departure Runway 16 Right
Altimeter three zero point one zero
Wind one seven zero degrees at nine
Visibility twenty miles
Temperature 63
Please expedite.
They'd like you to move along promptly.
On 500 FPM Climb
Four Six Foxtrot turn left
Heading one three zero degrees
Climb and maintain three thousand
Contact Burbank Approach on one two zero point four good day.
Switch.
Four Six Foxtrot Burbank Approach
Climb and maintain five thousand
Resume normal navigation.
25 Miles DME Before Seal Beach
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20 Miles DME Before Seal Beach
Four Six Foxtrot Los Angeles Center
On one twenty-seven point one so long.
Switch.
10 Miles DME After Seal Beach
Cessna Three Zero Four Six Foxtrot Los Angeles Center.
You reply.
Four Six Fox we have you off course five miles east of the Airway.
You say thanks and indicate that you're correcting.
15 Miles DME After Seal Beach
Four Six Foxtrot Los Angeles
We now have you off course west of the Airway.
Nav 1 is apparently out of adjustment.
You tell the controller that you have Nav radio problems, you wish to cancel IFR, you'll be proceeding to San Diego VFR at 3500 feet, and you'd appreciate VFR advisories if workload permits.
Cessna Three Zero Four Six Foxtrot IFR canceled
Understand you're descending to thirty-five hundred
Remain on frequency for advisories.
You say thanks, begin a descent to 3500, and continue on your flight-planned route to San Diego, bearing in mind Nav 1 is not reliable.
At 20 Miles DME from Mission Bay
Four Six Foxtrot
Contact San Diego Approach on one two zero point six see ya.
Switch.
Four Six Foxtrot San Diego Approach
Descend and maintain two thousand.
8 Miles DME from Mission Bay
Four Six Foxtrot
Descend and maintain twelve hundred
Contact Lindbergh Tower on one eighteen point three so long.
Switch.
At Mission Bay
Four Six Foxtrot Lindbergh Tower
Turn left heading one zero zero degrees
You're cleared for a straight-in visual to Runway 13
Altimeter two niner point niner zero
Wind one seven zero degrees at seven
Visibility fifteen miles
Temperature 54.
On the Runway
Four Six Foxtrot continue to the end of the runway
Then turn left and hold clear
Contact Ground on one twenty-three point niner
See you tomorrow.
Switch.
Holding Clear of Runway 13
You tell Ground your destination is Mission Aviation.
Four Six Fox Lindbergh Ground
You're cleared across to the Mission Aviation Hangar.
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