Realistic Commercial Flying with Flight Simulator
by John Rafferty
Chapter 7
Air-Taxi Deadhead: Los Angeles to Brackett Field
After dropping off your passengers, you taxi to the gas pumps to top off your tanks. You then park the airplane at the edge of the transient ramp, and stroll over to the nearby hangar for a cup of coffee with a few mechanic friends. Back at the general aviation terminal, you use one of the phones to check on the weather.
As expected, there are no significant developments in the weather, so you simply add a few notes to the briefing form you used for the inbound trip. While on the phone, you also file your IFR flight plan, requesting Victor 210 to Pomona and estimating a 9 a.m. departure.
The only real difference you expect going back is that the flight should take a little longer because the runway directions will be “wrong” for the east-bound heading.
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On the Transient Ramp, Ready to Copy
Cessna Three Zero Four Six Foxtrot cleared to Brackett Field
Via direct Seal Beach direct Pomona
Maintain three thousand
Squawk four zero five seven
Ready to taxi?
Four Six Foxtrot, stand by one.
On Reporting Ready to Taxi
Four Six Foxtrot cleared to taxi for 25 left
Ah, proceed straight ahead and keep to the right there
To follow the parallel taxi strip.
Approaching Threshold of Runway 25 Left
Four Six Foxtrot Tower on one two zero point niner five so long.
Switch.
Four Six Foxtrot Los Angeles Tower position and hold.
In Position and Holding on 25 Left
Four Six Foxtrot cleared for immediate departure
Runway 25 Left
Wind two five zero degrees at three
Altimeter three zero point zero five
Temperature 68
Maintain runway heading.
When Established on 500 FPM Climb
Four Six Foxtrot turn left
Heading one eight zero degrees
Climb and maintain two thousand five hundred
Contact Los Angeles Approach on one twenty-four point five
Good day.
Switch
Four Six Foxtrot Los Angeles Approach
Climb and maintain three thousand
Resume normal navigation.
After Station Passage at Seal Beach
Four Six Foxtrot contact Ontario Approach
On one twenty-five point five see ya.
Switch.
Four Six Foxtrot Ontario
Maintain three thousand.
When Established on Heading to Pomona
You now inform Approach you wish to leave the frequency briefly. You switch to Com 122.95 for Brackett Unicom and receive a message from one of your partners requesting you to stop at Ontario International to pick up an engine part from Ryan Aviation.
Accordingly you return to the Approach frequency and request an amended flight plan for a landing at Ontario instead of Brackett. The controller tells you to “stand by one” and gives you your amended clearance.
Cessna Three Zero Four Six Foxtrot
Cleared to Ontario International Airport
Via direct Pomona
Maintain three thousand.
Read back to confirm.
6 Miles DME from Pomona
Four Six Foxtrot turn right
Heading zero niner zero degrees
Descend and maintain twenty-two hundred
Contact Ontario Tower on one two zero point six
So long.
When Ontario International Is in Sight
Cessna Three Zero Four Six Foxtrot Ontario Tower
You're cleared for visual approach
Runway 26 Left
Left-hand turns repeat left-hand turns
Wind two five zero degrees at three
Altimeter three zero point one zero
Temperature 72
Report downwind.
Reply. (On downwind leg report accordingly.)
On the Runway
Four Six Foxtrot left next intersection
Ground on one twenty-one point niner see ya.
Switch. Request Ryan Aviation.
Four Six Fox cleared to taxi to Ryan.
VFR return to Brackett
After Contacting Ground for Clearance to Taxi
You've indicated your destination as Brackett Field.
Four Six Foxtrot cleared to taxi for Runway 26 left
Contact Tower on one two zero point six so long.
Switch.
Four Six Foxtrot Ontario Tower
You're cleared for departure
Runway 26 Left
Wind two five zero degrees at three
Altimeter three zero point one zero
Temperature 72.
When Level at 2500 Feet
Four Six Fox that's Brackett Tower on one one eight point two
So long.
Switch. Report your position and intention to land.
Cessna Three Zero Four Six Foxtrot Brackett Tower
You're cleared for straight-in visual
Runway 26 Left
Wind two five zero degrees at four
Altimeter three zero point one zero
Temperature 73.
On the Runway
Four Six Foxtrot Ground on one twenty-five point zero
See ya later.
Switch.
Four Six Foxtrot Ground you're cleared to Clipper.
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