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Filing a composite VFR/IFR flight plan (Y)


Brendan Ratchford
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Brendan Ratchford
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I need to ferry an aircraft from LFPO to EDTF... EDTF unfortunately has no instrument approaches- so I would begin the flight IFR until a point, and then include VFR in the routing after a point- typically known in ICAO as a Y flight plan. How would I file this on VATSIM? Just tell the controller that I need a descent and  request cancellation at that point?

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Mats Edvin Aaro
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Yes! If able, file a flight plan and then request to save the controller some workload (a benefit of being online, instead of the controller having to fill it out), but you can just request it too. 🙂

Mats Edvin Aarø
Assistant to the Vice President - Supervisors
VATSIM General Manager: Member Engagement
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Andreas Fuchs
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And: since our flightplan forms only allow for VFR or IFR, select the flight rules that you start your flight with and include the point where you would like to change flight rules in the route box:

  • Y-PLAN: DCT WPT/[Speed][Level] IFR YOUR IFR ROUTE, for example DCT TEDGO/N0170F090 IFR (=start IFR at TEDGO at FL90 with TAS 170kts)
  • Z-PLAN: YOUR IFR ROUTE WPT VFR DCT
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