Filing Flight Plans (UK)
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Filing Flight Plans (UK)
Will your unit accept flight plans for filing?
I understand that if the departure airfield has no AFTN access then plans should be faxed to Swanwick as the parent AFTN but if the departure airfield has an ATSU then plans should be submitted through that unit.
Any comments?
I understand that if the departure airfield has no AFTN access then plans should be faxed to Swanwick as the parent AFTN but if the departure airfield has an ATSU then plans should be submitted through that unit.
Any comments?
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i believe that the filing of flight plans is now done through afpex (ie online), though at least in the short term Swanick will accept faxed plans, give them a phone and register, you simply file your plans from home.
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FPL's should go to the Departure ATSU during its hours of operation or...from the NOTAMs
Q) EGXX/QSBLC/IV/BO/E/000/999/5441N00219W483
FROM: 09/01/19 17:30 TO: 09/02/28 12:00
E) THE UK PARENT AFTN FACILITY WILL MOVE TO THE SWANWICK AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL CENTRE AS OF 28 JAN 2009 AT 1200UTC.
PARENT AFTN UNITS AT THE SCOTTISH AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL CENTRE AND AT HEATHROW FLT BRIEFING UNIT WILL CLOSE AT THIS TIME.
THE SWANWICK AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL CENTRE WILL MANAGE THE PARENT AFTN FUNCTION ALONGSIDE THE FLIGHTPLANNINGONLINE FACILITY. PILOTS WHO DO NOT HAVE A FLIGHTPLANNINGONLINE ACCOUNT SHOULD FAX FPL AND ASSOCIATED MESSAGES TO 01489 612793 ENSURING THAT THEY ARE CORRECTLY ADDRESSED. THERE IS A 24 HR HELPDESK FOR ALL ENQUIRIES 0845 601 0483 OR 01489 612792. THE HELPDESK AFTN ADDRESS IS EGGGYFAJ. AIP SUP 5/2009 AND 6/2009 DUE FOR ISSUE ON 26 FEB 2009 REFER. ANY
QUERIES ON THE SUPPLEMENTS SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE
HELPDESK. USEFUL LINKS WWW.FLIGHTPLANNINGONLINE.CO.UK AND
NATS | AIS
Q) EGXX/QSBLC/IV/BO/E/000/999/5441N00219W483
FROM: 09/01/19 17:30 TO: 09/02/28 12:00
E) THE UK PARENT AFTN FACILITY WILL MOVE TO THE SWANWICK AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL CENTRE AS OF 28 JAN 2009 AT 1200UTC.
PARENT AFTN UNITS AT THE SCOTTISH AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL CENTRE AND AT HEATHROW FLT BRIEFING UNIT WILL CLOSE AT THIS TIME.
THE SWANWICK AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL CENTRE WILL MANAGE THE PARENT AFTN FUNCTION ALONGSIDE THE FLIGHTPLANNINGONLINE FACILITY. PILOTS WHO DO NOT HAVE A FLIGHTPLANNINGONLINE ACCOUNT SHOULD FAX FPL AND ASSOCIATED MESSAGES TO 01489 612793 ENSURING THAT THEY ARE CORRECTLY ADDRESSED. THERE IS A 24 HR HELPDESK FOR ALL ENQUIRIES 0845 601 0483 OR 01489 612792. THE HELPDESK AFTN ADDRESS IS EGGGYFAJ. AIP SUP 5/2009 AND 6/2009 DUE FOR ISSUE ON 26 FEB 2009 REFER. ANY
QUERIES ON THE SUPPLEMENTS SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE
HELPDESK. USEFUL LINKS WWW.FLIGHTPLANNINGONLINE.CO.UK AND
NATS | AIS
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Thanks for the replies.
Part3 - that is also my interpretation.
However - I've been advised with the introduction of AFPEX and the migration of the parent AFTN function to Swanwick flight plans should no longer be submitted to local ATC! Now I think its a 'misinterpretation'
of the NOTAM and Supps 5 and 6/2009 by local ATC but I'd be interested to know how other ATC units deal with FPLs.
Part3 - that is also my interpretation.
However - I've been advised with the introduction of AFPEX and the migration of the parent AFTN function to Swanwick flight plans should no longer be submitted to local ATC! Now I think its a 'misinterpretation'
of the NOTAM and Supps 5 and 6/2009 by local ATC but I'd be interested to know how other ATC units deal with FPLs.
