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Ando1Bar · 30th August 2008, 02:02

Two questions for the ATC ppruners out there:

1. When a VFR pilot contacts Centre 'Flightwatch' and updates their flightplan (due to a diversion etc), what actually happens behind the scenes? If the flight is to proceed OCTA it almost sounds like the only thing the controller is interested in is whether a sartime needs to be updated or not.

The preception is VFR pilots are updating their details so in the event they go missing SAR know where to look. Is this really occurring?

2. The flight plan amendment phraseology you hear over the airwaves sounds very non-standard. Any advice as to how you (ATC) want to hear the details?

30th August 2008, 02:02	#1 (permalink)
Ando1Bar Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane Posts: 182	VFR flight plan amendments Two questions for the ATC ppruners out there: 1. When a VFR pilot contacts Centre 'Flightwatch' and updates their flightplan (due to a diversion etc), what actually happens behind the scenes? If the flight is to proceed OCTA it almost sounds like the only thing the controller is interested in is whether a sartime needs to be updated or not. The preception is VFR pilots are updating their details so in the event they go missing SAR know where to look. Is this really occurring? 2. The flight plan amendment phraseology you hear over the airwaves sounds very non-standard. Any advice as to how you (ATC) want to hear the details?