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In a nutshell it goes like this: you file a flight plan to go from A in country A to B in country B. Every country that you cross will know about this. Dependi
by ExoticPearTree 1y ago
In a nutshell it goes like this: you file a flight plan to go from A in country A to B in country B. Every country that you cross will know about this.
Depending if you fly IFR or VFR and at what altitude, you will talk to either a flight information service (FIS), Radar or Area Control Center (ACC).
Hand-off is usually done a few miles from the border of the next country you're going to pass. You tell them who you are and where you're going to. They can let you fly as planned or give you another route or altitude.
From a pilot's point of view is pretty simple and straightforward.
- aeroevan 1y agoHow the flights plans get routed is also of interest, they typically go through AFTN: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeronautical_Fixed_Telecommunication_Network https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeronautical_Fixed_Telecommuni...
- Auracle 1y agoHow were the flights filed in the pre-internet era?
- ExoticPearTree 1y agoThere is standard form that you would fill out at the Briefing office and they would fax it to all relevant parties. Before that, I have no clue if something existed or you would just ring up the destination aerodrome to let them know you're coming.
- lovecg 1y agoI’ve filed a VFR plan by phone (more than a decade ago), don’t know for sure if it works the same for IFR but I’d imagine so. You’d call up and basically read out the form fields in one long monologue.