flight plan activation
1- If it was possible to file a flight plan maintaining FL 370 all the way to Manaus, why they chose to file a more "complex" and less fuel efficient plan?
2- I believe all pilots know (in Brasil also) that what you get from the tower at the airport of origin is an initial clearance. And if it is a "small" airport, you normally activate your flight plan AFTER take-off. So normally what pilots get from tower is the clearance for the BEGINNING of the flight, like the TO procedure, speed liberation, altitude and route. Destination is included as per regulations, but this does not mean that you shall fly all the way to the destination following departure instructions.
3- So my question is: Did the Legacy activate their flight plan?.
4- After take-off, leaving ATZ, since they understood they were cleared all the way to Manaus, did they inform their intentions (fly 370 all the way) to the control center?
Last edited by Rob21; 18th Oct 2007 at 08:57.
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