REFLECTOR: Velocity and IACRA application forms for FAA
Scott Baker
sbakr at comcast.net
Sun Oct 28 17:41:30 CDT 2007
I spoke to FAA representatives from the Orlando FSDO about this question.
IACRA deals with the FAA's on line application for _airman_ certification.
I think that most of us who were responding to Jim's original question (me included) were thinking the question dealt with FAA flight plans and/or DUATS.
Having never used the IACRA program, I assume that the form asks what type of aircraft (specifically) is to be used during the flight test. It appears that the programmers of IACRA did so without interacting with the same aircraft database that is used by ATC.
SB
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From: kent
To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list
Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2007 11:34 PM
Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Velocity and IACRA application forms for FAA
HXB or VELO is accepted for flight plans at Center/ Approach/ TWR and FSS. I don't know about IACRA.
There was a massive leap in the US a few years ago towards ICAO designators already in use by the rest of the world so that flight plans in our computers would be accepted by their computers and vice versa. During that learning curve VELO was started as well.
I would guess that if IACRA doesn't accept VELO as your type then IACRA is even further behind than the rest of the FAA.
With the Velocity TXL we have enough difference in performance that we Velocity pilots may need to get the FAA to add more than just the one designator. How 'bout VELT or VTRB? (limit of 4 characters) What do you think Scott B? I know Kurt and Mike and I care from our lowly perches.
The rest below is not directly related to The Reflector:
There are the normal data fields in a flight plan: callsign, type/equipment qualifier, beacon code, speed.... Other fields you and I don't normally deal with as pilots are step-up altitude requests at what fix, different levels of TCAS, RNP levels for the plane and crew which affects how far apart controllers have to keep them over the ocean, category classification for approaches, FMS arrival qualifications. There's even a field for a letter to designate what type of flight it is so that, for example, NAV Canada can charge the proper fee to that flight. About a hundred fields total, but only about a third apply to each flight.
Ever wonder why controllers don't answer the radio? One reason is they're on the phone with another country verbally passing the flight plan when the receiving computer rejects it. The receiving country then has to type it in.
I suggest that if you ever cross the border to not rely on ADCUS or CANPASS remaining in the remarks to notify Customs. I urge you to make the phone call yourself before you take off. So few controllers are pilots that they don't realize how important the remarks are. When a flight plan isn't successfully transmitted by computer and there is a rush job to verbally phone a flight plan to the receiving country as your plane approaches the border, lazy controllers easily overlook the remarks.
Kent Murley
Seattle Center
My related mission: only teach kids the metric system. English units could get introduced in a novelty chapter in History texts. Ye olde foot-pounds, MPH, and inches of mercury. Turn the page. Don't get me stated on Columbus.
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