IFR Training Flight (remark in the FPL)
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IFR Training Flight (remark in the FPL)
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I'm interested in your opinions/experiance of the above from the ATC point of view, especially for the European area. So straight to the root of my question :
Sometimes I notice the above mentioned "IFR training flight" filled in the no:18 remark field of a Flight plan. Since I couldn't find any information in ICAO or EASA documents describing FPL . What are the practical applications from an ATC point of view and how do you handle such flights at your ATC units?
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I'm interested in your opinions/experiance of the above from the ATC point of view, especially for the European area. So straight to the root of my question :
Sometimes I notice the above mentioned "IFR training flight" filled in the no:18 remark field of a Flight plan. Since I couldn't find any information in ICAO or EASA documents describing FPL . What are the practical applications from an ATC point of view and how do you handle such flights at your ATC units?
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Both of the above. Let them fly the filed route, complete with all position reports and give them a couple of miles more separation in expectation of the unexpected.
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Don't forget that training flights sometimes qualify for reduced rates at some airfields, your flight plan would be a useful note of that. Colleagues have mentioned some common sense [and professional] views on the subject; in addition.....don't talk to much...leave them alone as far as safety permits.
Don't forget some of these flights land at the same airfield from which they took off. This may confuse some ATC staff and especially some computer systems where an automated flight plan system is used.