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DEPARTURES
Headings
- Departure Procedures listed in the route section of the flight plan or when pilot is to “Pilot Nav” to the initial fix of the flight route, no scratchpad entry is needed.
- Assigned departure headings or when an aircraft is being vectored in a scenario that they normally would not be (not being vectored to final approach course), the scratchpad will be used to document the heading assignment.
- Aircraft departing an airport with an assigned heading of “runway heading” may be abbreviated via “RH”
Heading assignment format:
H{3 digit degree assignment}
Examples:
H120
H020
H360
RH - If the departure heading is the same as what the Facility Directive calls for (standard), do not enter the heading into the Scratchpad.
Obstacle Departure Procedures
- If the pilot is assigned a specific non-graphical ODP, this must be reflected in the Scratchpad.
Format
DP{Runway number/abbreviation if runway is two digit}{ R/C/L designation}
ODP Examples:
ODP and Runway | Scratchpad |
ODP RWY 30 | DP30 |
ODP RWY 30R | DP0R |
ODP RWY 01 | DP1 |
VFR RADAR SERVICES
- Utilize the Scratchpad to denote the type of service or non-service a pilot is to receive concerning flight following/VFR RADAR services.
- Do not scratchpad pattern work aircraft. If the flight plan has the same departure and arrival airport and no radar services scratchpad entry, it is assumed the pilot is reporting to LC for pattern work.
Service | Scratchpad |
Flight following | FF |
Flight following northbound | FFN |
Flight following to the southeast | FFSE |
No flight following | NFF |
No flight following to the south | NFFS |
No flight following to the northwest | NFNW |
APPROACH ASSIGNMENT
- Approach assignment/request scratch will be placed in the scratchpad by the controller that is responsible for assigning approach/runway to pilots.
- Specifics not in the legend below such as HI-ILS/LOC, SA CAT I/II/III, PRM, Back-course and IAPs alike are not scratched and should be voice/text coordinated. Variants of the approaches are scracted such as A/B/C/D/X/Y/Z, if available.
- The goal is to keep the scratchpad entry limited to 3 characters. Therefore, abbreviate the runway assignment to the last digit of the runway when an approach variant or runway L/R/C designation is present.
- When an approach variant is assigned/requested, along with the runway having a L/R/C designation, then a 4 letter scratchpad entry is allowed. Example: Billings (KBIL) RNAV Z 28R approach would be: RZ8R
Scratchpad format
{Approach Type} {Variant} {Runway}
Approach Type Code Legend
Approach Type | Scratch |
VISUAL | V |
ILS | I |
LOC | L |
RNAV | R |
VOR | O |
LDA | D |
CONTACT | C |
GPS | G |
SDF | S |
TACAN | T |
NDB | N |
ILS/DME | J |
LOC/DME | K |
VOR/DME | F |
LDA/DME | A |
NDB/DME | B |
Examples
{Approach Type}{Runway}
Approach Type | Runway | Scratchpad Code |
Visual | RWY 01 | V1 |
ILS | RWY 10 | i10 |
Contact | RWY 10R | C0R |
LOC | RWY 10C | L0C |
LDA | RWY 10L | D0L |
Variants
Approach Type and variant | Runway | Scratchpad Code |
ILS Y | RWY 30 | iY0 |
ILS Y | RWY 30R | iY0R |
RNAV Z | RWY 1 | RZ1 |
VOR-A | n/a | OA |
GENERAL / ENROUTE
- Assign the following as appropriate
Format | Use | Example |
NDO | Aircraft was previously in communication with ATC but is now NORDO | NDO |
AFK | When pilot requests to step away | AFK |
D Number of degrees L/R | Number of degrees deviation from course | D10R |
/ Waypoint abbreviation | Aircraft is flying present heading and will proceed direct displayed waypoint when able | /DTA |
M 2 digit mach number without the period | Aircraft is restricted to displayed Mach Number | M80 |
M 2 digit mach number without the period – | Aircraft is restricted to displayed Mach Number or less | M80- |
M 2 digit mach number without the period + | Aircraft is restricted to displayed Mach Number or greater | M80+ |