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Eric G.

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Oct 31, 2004, 12:22:44 AM10/31/04
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Hi,

A couple of IFR questions for you...

1. If I file an IFR flight plan with you to fly out of KSTS and different
instrument approaches back into KSTS, what would be my appropriate filed
altitude? Since I'm really just within the class D area for most of this
flight I really don't have a "general heading" for my trip, so it seems that
the standard IFR altitudes wouldn't really apply? What do you suggest? Any
real-world examples?

2. If I want the full procedure for a given approach and tell the controller
that it will terminate with the published missed approach procedure, can
I hold over the VOR as long as I want? While holding, do I then tell the
controller my intentions, like another instrument approach? What will be
the typical dialog from the time I go missed to the point where I exit the
published hold to shoot another approach?

Thanks for your help!

Peter Salzano

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Oct 30, 2004, 6:05:25 PM10/30/04
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good way to do it is to file just to the IAF for ILS, you might be doing all
sorts of approaches but for the flight plan just use that fix, for an
altitude file whatever you want to top at, for IFR pattern its usually
around 3000 AGL. For radar pattern at KFFO you could just file FFO CLACK FFO
at 4000', put in the remarks multi approach or something to that affect,
then tell the controller what your next approach will be on each approach

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Stephen "Beach" Comer

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Oct 31, 2004, 5:50:42 PM10/31/04
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When going out with my students from GGG to do numerous IAPs back into GGG,
I'd file 3,000 or whatever was appropriate MSA or transition altitude for
the approach. Dep & dest. would both be GGG and in the remarks I'd put
"Instrument flight training".

If you want to hold for a while, tell the controller that. If there's
inbound traffic, he'll probably put you at a higher altitude so traffic can
go under you. Tell 'em how long in your initial request, you'll get an EAC
or EFC time, but RW controllers (at non-busy airports) are usually very
accomodating to IFR training. If they're good, they'll keep track of you and
clear you at your EFC/EAC to depart the fix. It's no big deal.

Best Regards,

--The BeachComer


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