IFR Clearance Practice for General Aviation

Practice picking up and understanding real IFR clearances for general aviation aircraft. Includes ATC audio from Lakeland Ground control.
For full details and the accompanying blog post, see:
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  • @dillingeradam
    @dillingeradam6 жыл бұрын

    I wish ATC speak this clear and slow in real life

  • @ranggaalr

    @ranggaalr

    6 жыл бұрын

    Adam POV lol thinking the same

  • @Windtee

    @Windtee

    6 жыл бұрын

    When ATC dares shooting my CLNC at me rapid-fire, I read it back to 'em at Mach 2! Ah, good times.

  • @FlightSim2703

    @FlightSim2703

    5 жыл бұрын

    I really get lost each time ATC talks, that's why my recorder is always on , if I miss asking ATC please repeat 😠I don't understand , why they rush to talk nice and clear to provide safety to all pilots, it's sometime really unbelievable.

  • @ugur688

    @ugur688

    4 жыл бұрын

    i absoluetly agree on this the atc thinks that you can understand all of the info that they give in seconds. that is the biggest obstacle for the pilots couse comminication is everthing when airborn.

  • @mytech6779

    @mytech6779

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@FlightSim2703 It really depends on where you are. A small towered airport is usually a bit more relaxed while a class B tracon facility is accustomed to closely scheduled flights with professional pilots in two pilot cockpits where one is flying and the other is using the radios.

  • @ClaudiaGonzales13
    @ClaudiaGonzales136 жыл бұрын

    One of the best videos explaning this subject thank you

  • @ajpilot7862
    @ajpilot78626 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for this informative video, it's really makes the IFR clearances more understandable.

  • @wendodolesse3487
    @wendodolesse34874 жыл бұрын

    This is by far the best training I have seen on ATC though ATC do not talk that slow and clearly.

  • @mellokeith
    @mellokeith5 жыл бұрын

    One thing that made it more difficult for me is I don't know the acronyms for the navaids, so I have to write them out. Makes it difficult to keep up, even more so if he were speaking at the same speed as most controllers. Your instruction does help though. My instructors (back in the 80s) didn't teach me this stuff. They taught me to fly approaches and navigate using navaids; that's pretty much it. Nothing else. I'm amazed that I earned my rating knowing as little as I did. One of the reasons I've always avoided IFR flying.

  • @tomcruise11880
    @tomcruise11880 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you, my friend. You made it so simple, and now I’ve learnt.

  • @haleefezuan1649
    @haleefezuan16496 жыл бұрын

    Greatest tutor ever !

  • @ivansegovialeggio3870
    @ivansegovialeggio38706 жыл бұрын

    Great video for my IFR training

  • @jolielucas
    @jolielucas7 жыл бұрын

    I like to add the following on the A in CRAFT _______X__________: So in the first example 2X4:10 which would be 2000 expect 4000 in 10 minutes. Because I am a student I like writing down the minutes given in the clearance. Less to forget with nerves. Good video!

  • @eddyg1794

    @eddyg1794

    7 жыл бұрын

    I like that abbreviation. It makes sense.

  • @eddyg1794

    @eddyg1794

    7 жыл бұрын

    I like that abbreviation. It makes sense.

  • @747-pilot

    @747-pilot

    6 жыл бұрын

    Great! Thanks! That was my next question. Is it always 10 minutes, or does it vary. I've not yet started instrument training, but am trying to get ahead of the game!

  • @Windtee

    @Windtee

    6 жыл бұрын

    @747-pilot, it's not always 10 mins, it depends upon ATC needs. One reason for "time" in the clearance relates to "lost radio communications" (14 CFR 91.185) during IFR. Second reason is when the pilot's cruise altitude must be delayed for ATC restrictions/requirements. If this happens, a pilot will get "expect XX-thousand or FLXXX 10 minutes after departure". Check out, (USDOT, FAA, Air Traffic Organization Policy, JO 7110.65X, 4-3-2 DEPARTURE CLEARANCES). Look for EXAMPLE−2 which is a few paragraphs before 4−3−3 ABBREVIATED DEPARTURE CLEARANCE.

  • @747-pilot

    @747-pilot

    6 жыл бұрын

    Windtee, thanks for that explanation!

  • @IsaacHoweiner
    @IsaacHoweiner3 жыл бұрын

    This guy: nice and slow Atc: *Rap god noises*

  • @smaze1782
    @smaze17826 жыл бұрын

    Very helpful, thanks Alex.

  • @FlightSim2703
    @FlightSim27035 жыл бұрын

    Beautiful introduction 👍👍👍👍👍☝☝

  • @kellwood1404
    @kellwood14046 жыл бұрын

    This is great. Thank you.

  • @alwonner
    @alwonner7 жыл бұрын

    Nice and clear. Thank you. Practice+++++

  • @thechief4114
    @thechief41147 жыл бұрын

    i'm no pilot, but it seems like avery helpful video. on another note, KZread, how the f*** did I get here?

  • @timgroleau1612
    @timgroleau16123 жыл бұрын

    Wow, great job. Well spoken, Made learning easy and enjoyable. whish you wpold producce more content.

  • @randyrankin3604
    @randyrankin36044 жыл бұрын

    I like the way u explain it, nice and slow and easy thank u

  • @ashkanfered
    @ashkanfered3 жыл бұрын

    Great stuff!!

  • @marceloarocha7418
    @marceloarocha74186 жыл бұрын

    Excellent video!!! If is possible put more about ATC clearance !!! Thank you from Uruguay.

  • @bobbyshah5743
    @bobbyshah57437 жыл бұрын

    Gosh, this was real good instruction. thanks

  • @Godbless520
    @Godbless5206 жыл бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @ifrPilotdavid
    @ifrPilotdavid5 жыл бұрын

    Very good video! :)

  • @mytech6779
    @mytech67794 жыл бұрын

    Subtle note on the KLAL Direct KOCF and the V157 clearance. v157 and direct are only the same ground track if you don't consider departure transition and the initial approach fix. They are not really the same routing in practice because v157 has an MEA and you would be expected to have a transition to promptly intercept the center of the airway after departure. With an RNAV "KOFC direct" clearance a departure that puts you a few miles to the side of v157 followed an IAF a few miles to the side of the destination may end up being quite a different ground track. This may be inconsequential in Florida, and certainly most places when radar vectoring is the norm, but it is a substantial consideration in the mountainous areas out west for lost com contingencies or radar shadows(high minimum vectoring altitudes), where we put a lot of IFR flight plan effort into the obstacle departure and transition to enroute and transition from enroute to approach.

  • @aero3085
    @aero30852 жыл бұрын

    Nice job on this series of vids!

  • @armanaa8482
    @armanaa84823 жыл бұрын

    Thank you

  • @azcharlie2009
    @azcharlie20092 жыл бұрын

    Very good video! One other thing you could write down ahead of time would be the departure frequency. Since that is the airport you're leaving from, you should already know what it is. It sure would be nice if you could input routes and have the computer give you the clearances just for practice. Maybe there's an app for that?

  • @backswing7221
    @backswing72217 жыл бұрын

    Seems to me at 5:26 there is an error. The read back was Cross City then Seminole but on the revised routing shown on you iPad the routing is Seminole THEN Cross City. Which is correct?

  • @Rsenior1981
    @Rsenior19817 жыл бұрын

    Would it be better to have a pre-designed template to fill out, rather than a blank sheet of paper? Using the flight plan sheet during clearance delivery for example.

  • @FlightSim2703
    @FlightSim27034 жыл бұрын

    Yes definitely it becomes much more comfort, if two pilots in an aircraft, as private pilot I had never the chance fly with an experienced pilot, who could read ATC, actually passengers distracted me more specialty whenever little kids cry over and over, or ladies discuss abut their excited plans, you can easily miss very clear ATC in any kind :)

  • @ItsAllAboutGuitar
    @ItsAllAboutGuitar6 жыл бұрын

    This video is really well done. I feel like I've got it except that the routes could prove difficult until I learn all the Victor airways and waypoints in my area and wherever I may go to. For experience IFR pilots, does it prove difficult when going to a new area?

  • @wizbangFLL

    @wizbangFLL

    3 жыл бұрын

    Not Really...You just need to be ready for TWR ATC to give a different route and know your phonetic alphabet. (alpha, bravo, charlie, delta, echo, foxtrot...and so on). So when you do the routing be certain sure you noted the phonetic spelling used by ATC. When you do it's just a matter of entering the waypoint into your plane gps or handheld. I've heard commercial pilots try to put in their system as they are provided it by ATC. Waypoints can be said one way and spelled different from what you expect. EG: The ATC said a waypoint and we heard "Hipster" ATC TWR didn't phonetically spell it out so when we did our read back they had to give the proper waypoint spelling which was Hotel, Yankee, Papa, Sierra, Tango, Romeo (HYPSTR) so when you write it down first you only need to put the waypoint spelling provided and the GPS comes up with it pretty easy.

  • @t34bravo
    @t34bravo7 жыл бұрын

    Nice video. So if you didn't know the Cross City or Seminole designators and you didn't have Foreflight, what would your process be? I imagine it would be easy to get behind the ball trying to find some random waypoint or intersection on an IFR chart.

  • @XBradTC

    @XBradTC

    7 жыл бұрын

    On the readback, you can simply ask ATC to spell the waypoints.

  • @glendavis1266

    @glendavis1266

    2 жыл бұрын

    Good question, I thought the same.

  • @nkyabosi4827
    @nkyabosi48274 жыл бұрын

    Alex, kindly upload more video please

  • @Alikalkandelen
    @Alikalkandelen7 жыл бұрын

    Yeah but I have NEver heard an atc talk that clear, or actually spell out a Vor fix. Most of the time my problem is understanding them because they act like all of us are experts. I find myself asking repeat at least once every flight.

  • @ugur688

    @ugur688

    4 жыл бұрын

    yes ali. i absoluetly agree on this the atc thinks that you can understand all of the info that they give in seconds. that is the biggest obstacle for the pilots couse comminication is everthing when airborn. and probably i will be recording the atc speaks when i become an airline pilot.

  • @FlightSim2703

    @FlightSim2703

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@ugur688 recording would be awesome options, I had an handy instrument, wich was plugged to radio, and could record all frequencies announced, and play back, I personally called it my Blackbox :)

  • @FlightSim2703

    @FlightSim2703

    4 жыл бұрын

    @Skipper847 exactly what I said

  • @IntegralKing
    @IntegralKing4 жыл бұрын

    What did you use to generate the ATC? Or were you listening on ATClive or where did you get that?

  • @the10thleper
    @the10thleper5 жыл бұрын

    Nice, well spoken,:simple. What is the electronic screen you are typing the information into? Please and thank you.

  • @JoshKelson

    @JoshKelson

    5 жыл бұрын

    foreflight

  • @charleybrown1592
    @charleybrown15926 жыл бұрын

    Nice video for dirt-simple clearance copying. However, the comments about spelling out fixes, or having to know them in advance, is on target. Here are two typical clearances you'll get from SoCal approach if you enter the basin from the east, headed for Orange County or Fullerton: "Palm Springs VOR V388 ACINS V283 Seal Beach VOR" or "Depart Paradise VOR on the 270 radial, intercept V394 to Seal Beach VOR". I don't think there's even a way to program intercepting V394 in the middle of a leg, and of course they don't spell out the identifiers for the intersections or VORs. Turns out these are Tower Enroute Control routes buried in the back of the Chart Supplements (formerly Airport / Facilities Directory) and they just sorta expect you to be able to absorb them on the fly, and to be able to switch from one to the other more or less immediately.

  • @mytech6779
    @mytech67794 жыл бұрын

    I have heard ATC speak this clear, ...but only when I'm in the back seat! Task saturation makes all the difference. All you Inst students should ride along on each others' flights and just follow the procedures as if you are flying; Don't say anything out loud so you don't distract from the actual lesson but wear foggles if not in IMC, scan the panel, write down clearances, brief approach plates. You will find that it is all a easy peasy without that extra burden of manipulating the flight controls.

  • @yongk5534
    @yongk55344 жыл бұрын

    What does 'maintain 2000 and Expect 'Whatever Alt eg.8000' mean? Does it mean that you can climb up to 2000 and keep climbing to the Altitude(in this case 8000? Is 'at or above' omitted front of 2000?

  • @heathdugan9374

    @heathdugan9374

    4 жыл бұрын

    Climb to 2000. Then departure will clear you for 8000 after you takeoff off the frequency they give you

  • @ik04
    @ik046 жыл бұрын

    How much does a clearance weigh? Rather than say "pick up" a clearance the terms are "copy" and "receive." It's all part of the discipline of avoiding complacency.

  • @amiiramohamed8748
    @amiiramohamed87485 жыл бұрын

    I need to tell me the lessons that u teaching us his books name

  • @steviedandashleyc
    @steviedandashleyc6 жыл бұрын

    Helpful, but how would you know the symbols for cross city, etc, was cty?

  • @golvic1436

    @golvic1436

    5 жыл бұрын

    If you were not local you ask them to spell it for you. Also you can look it up on a map.

  • @mrpetebojangles21
    @mrpetebojangles215 жыл бұрын

    As an IFR student without 20 hours of simulated time, this is by far the HARDEST thing for me. Both copying IFR flight plan clearances, and in-flight commands. In flight is easier but still tricky when your monitoring destination frequency/atis etc.

  • @golvic1436

    @golvic1436

    5 жыл бұрын

    It just takes more practice in the system. You just get used to it since you will always get the same information more or less in the same way. As far as getting the atis, try to get it at around the 15 mile mark. Around that time I always seem to get a few minutes of breathing room after being handed over to the approach controller and I am close enough to pick up the frequency. Honestly the only way to get good is to do it enough times that you start to notice the patterns and it all starts to make sense. When you first start out it sounds a hell of a lot more complicated than it actually is, but it just sounds that way. You will get it, and ATC is usually pretty accommodating for low time pilots... Unless you are talking to New York or Boston. NY and BOS are hard mode.

  • @molindkmrstvdkmrstv5552
    @molindkmrstvdkmrstv55525 жыл бұрын

    can i learn in ifr

  • @glendavis1266
    @glendavis12662 жыл бұрын

    I’m new to this IFR understanding but no one seems to explain how you know you reached a waypoint?

  • @sampj7852
    @sampj78524 жыл бұрын

    my question is how do you know how to spell those fixes? I don't get it

  • @chrispolis1816

    @chrispolis1816

    4 жыл бұрын

    - Sometimes ATC spells them out using phonetic alphabet (e.g. 2:15 in this video) - You file a flight plan, which includes fixes so those ones you will know beforehand, also you'll go over the route and approach/departure plates beforehand and will see different fixes - Can always ask ATC for clarification during readback :)

  • @glendavis1266
    @glendavis12662 жыл бұрын

    Why do read back always so rapidly delivered. Seems tough to copy?

  • @usedspxse
    @usedspxse3 жыл бұрын

    Why is there a 'K' in front of the destination and departure airport abbreviations?

  • @0000SYL

    @0000SYL

    3 жыл бұрын

    It is the way ICAO designed airport codes. K is the country letter for USA, and the rest of letters refer to airport/city name often. for example KJFK is USA John F Kennedy airport. KDFW, is Dallas Fort-Worth airport. etc. Same applies for all countries in the world

  • @JustMe-SA
    @JustMe-SA6 жыл бұрын

    What's this application do you use??

  • @the10thleper

    @the10thleper

    5 жыл бұрын

    Hoy, the comment above yours is asking the same question but in Spanish. Someone answered, "Foreflight." I think the device is a IPad? Hope this helps. Wonderful videos by this person but he doesn't answer, I haven't seen any. I'm trying to piece this together also. Take care, happy flying.

  • @thijshuiberts2604
    @thijshuiberts26047 жыл бұрын

    how do you get that flight plan sheet?

  • @rrz464

    @rrz464

    4 жыл бұрын

    Late to the party here, but it's a free sheet you can download from Google. Search "flight plan pdf" and it should come up.

  • @Rhodes19
    @Rhodes197 жыл бұрын

    What is the app you are using

  • @damoncruz6514

    @damoncruz6514

    7 жыл бұрын

    ForeFlight

  • @tylerfradkin7901
    @tylerfradkin79017 жыл бұрын

    Nice video however, no DPs, no navaids or to IAF? there's no lost comm procedures.

  • @747-pilot

    @747-pilot

    6 жыл бұрын

    I think this was meant to be a very "BASIC" video, explaining the simple stuff first. This guy's explanations are pretty awesome, a naturally gifted teacher, for sure!! Hopefully he will make other videos explaining the more in-depth stuff!

  • @acepilot0073
    @acepilot00736 жыл бұрын

    What app is that

  • @golvic1436

    @golvic1436

    5 жыл бұрын

    Looks like Foreflight.

  • @FatalDrift
    @FatalDrift5 жыл бұрын

    What's the App or thing on the tablet

  • @mikemantaian2916

    @mikemantaian2916

    5 жыл бұрын

    ForeFlight

  • @chrisscott1547
    @chrisscott15473 жыл бұрын

    What I really hate, flying single pilot is, as you get closer to your destination, they amend your clearance, listing a bunch of unknown fixes.

  • @thecorporatepilotdad

    @thecorporatepilotdad

    2 жыл бұрын

    Ask ATC to spell them for you.

  • @capagustinmex8872
    @capagustinmex88727 жыл бұрын

    que programa es la de la tableta

  • @Victorlarragani

    @Victorlarragani

    7 жыл бұрын

    Foreflight

  • @the10thleper

    @the10thleper

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@Victorlarragani Hello, ah the name of the program is Foreflight! It is a IPad device and Foreflight app! I wonder why the person responsible for these videos doesn't answer any questions? Thank you.

  • @casapilotsaustralia3599
    @casapilotsaustralia35995 жыл бұрын

    What’s that app called mate?

  • @mikemantaian2916

    @mikemantaian2916

    5 жыл бұрын

    ForeFlight

  • @joshchristian7198
    @joshchristian71986 жыл бұрын

    can Somme explain the 2-4. 2000 feet then [EXPECT?] 4000 feet in ten minutes what does that mean

  • @golvic1436

    @golvic1436

    5 жыл бұрын

    It's in case you lose your radios after takeoff. So if you took off and the radios decided to take a vacation you would know to fly at 2000 feet and then 10 minutes after takeoff ATC would expect you to go up to your filed altitude and fly your clearance.

  • @gbigsangle3044
    @gbigsangle30444 жыл бұрын

    These examples are exactly how clearances are issued by ATC. If you want proof listen to www.liveatc.net

  • @micahclaussen5929
    @micahclaussen59296 жыл бұрын

    The funny part is that is the actual Lakeland ground controller lol

  • @747-pilot

    @747-pilot

    6 жыл бұрын

    And he really speaks THAT slowly and CLEARLY in the real world?? Wow!!

  • @micahclaussen5929

    @micahclaussen5929

    6 жыл бұрын

    747-pilot Our lakeland controllers are awesome!

  • @ItsAllAboutGuitar

    @ItsAllAboutGuitar

    6 жыл бұрын

    I'm jealous. Some are very articulate in my area, but some just seem to slur and ramble.

  • @glendavis1266

    @glendavis1266

    2 жыл бұрын

    Maybe they read off rapid as they really only like jet aircraft.

  • @hectortorres1812
    @hectortorres18124 жыл бұрын

    On your dream atc speak this clear and slow lol

  • @austin5543
    @austin55437 жыл бұрын

    Barack Obama ATC?

  • @thenoobletlego

    @thenoobletlego

    6 жыл бұрын

    I was thinking the same thing. Ha, what the fuck.

  • @Heyemeyohsts
    @Heyemeyohsts5 жыл бұрын

    So much for masculinity

  • @kellyrayx119
    @kellyrayx1194 жыл бұрын

    Thank you !