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Subject: Correction on IFR/VFR flight plans
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=0AI miss spoke on my previous post about how to file the VFR flight plan t=
o get it in the system 100% of the time.  If you use DUATS/DUAT, you will n=
eed to select IFR domestic or ICAO flight plan.  Then enter the altitude as=
 VFR/075  or what ever your cruise altitude will be.  VFR/115 VFR/165  etc.=
  By selecting the IFR flight plan, that will send it to the center compute=
r which will put it in the IFR system.  If you select VFR flight plan, it s=
ends it to FSS's computer, which will not enter it in the centers computer.=
  When ever you file the flight plan, the message DUATS sends back will tel=
l you where it went when it filled it.  The center computers names all star=
t with a Z, i.e. ZJX is jacksonville center, ZTL is atlanta center, ZFW is =
fort worth center, etc.  If you see the message, filled with MCN or GNV, th=
at means the flight plan was filled as a VFR only and went into the FSS com=
puter, which does not send the flight plan into the ATC system.  I tried th=
is with fltplan.com and it will not let you select a VFR altitude for an IF=
R flight plan, so I do not know if it can be done through that site, but I =
don't use fltplan.com so I can not be sure.=0AI have tested this at work an=
d it works great every time.  It also puts a flight plan sitting in our dep=
arture list, so when you call ATC up for flight following, we already have =
all of your information.=0A =0ALuke Alcorn=0ANATCA ZJX Safety Rep
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<font face=3D"arial" size=3D"2"><p>I miss spoke on my previous post about h=
ow to file the VFR flight plan to get it in the system 100% of the time.&nb=
sp; If you use DUATS/DUAT, you will need to select IFR domestic or ICAO fli=
ght plan.&nbsp; Then enter the altitude as VFR/075&nbsp; or what ever your =
cruise altitude will be.&nbsp; VFR/115 VFR/165&nbsp; etc.&nbsp; By selectin=
g the IFR flight plan, that will send it to the center computer which will =
put it in the IFR system.&nbsp; If you select VFR flight plan, it sends it =
to FSS's computer, which will not enter it in the centers computer.&nbsp; W=
hen ever you file the flight plan, the message DUATS sends back will tell y=
ou where it went when it filled it.&nbsp; The center computers names all st=
art with a Z, i.e. ZJX is jacksonville center, ZTL is atlanta center, ZFW i=
s fort worth center, etc.&nbsp; If you see the message, filled with MCN or =
GNV, that means the flight plan was filled as a VFR only and went into the =
FSS computer, which does not send the flight plan into the ATC system.&nbsp=
; I tried this with fltplan.com and it will not let you select a VFR altitu=
de for an IFR flight plan, so I do not know if it can be done through that =
site, but I don't use fltplan.com so I can not be sure.</p>=0A<p>I have tes=
ted this at work and it works great every time.&nbsp; It also puts a flight=
 plan sitting in our departure list, so when you call ATC up for flight fol=
lowing, we already have all of your information.</p>=0A<p>&nbsp;</p>=0A<!--=
WM_COMPOSE_SIGNATURE_START-->=0A<p>Luke Alcorn<br />NATCA ZJX Safety Rep</p=
>=0A<!--WM_COMPOSE_SIGNATURE_END--></font>
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