Cat 09 passed

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Anders S
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Cat 09 passed

Post by Anders S »

Hello all :-) I just passed the cat 09 but I have a question.

I hear others saying this and in the transcript

Burbank Clearance Delivery, Cessna 123AB, Cessna 172 slant golf, request traffic advisories, destination Fullerton via El Monte, cruise altitude 3500, information alpha”

What does the slant golf means?
Otherwise I think the atc is excellent service and enjoying my time here :-)
Shawn Goldsworthy
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Re: Cat 09 passed

Post by Shawn Goldsworthy »

The /G indicates your navigation equipment. In this case, /G is Transponder with mode C and a GPS/GNS non RVSM.

You can find the equipment suffix here:

https://flightaware.com/about/faq_aircr ... suffix.rvt
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Re: Cat 09 passed

Post by Kyle.Sanders »

It's common for VFR pilots to tell the controller this, but as you can see from shawns response, it is not necessary unless you are to become an IFR flight. Until then, there is no need for a controller to know this.
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Post by Anders S »

Aah. Now I understand why some say that while vfr.

Thanks for the reply
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Post by Kyle.Sanders »

Anders S wrote:Aah. Now I understand why some say that while vfr.

Thanks for the reply

It's actually unnecessary. (Take a look at my last response)
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Post by Kyle.Sanders »

Read the first bullet:
http://flythewing.com/308/Blog/Entries/ ... _Tour.html

• When you request VFR Flight Following, they don't need to know your equipment/slant code. That's an IFR thing. They don't have a field on their screen to collect that information, so just tell them you're a "C172", not a "C172 slant Golf". They do, however, need to know your destination airport and desired cruising altitude, so give them that information after you've established contact with them by saying "Piper 477-Foxtrot Lima; VFR request", on your initial call-up. If you're going to an airport within their TRACON (Montgomery, Burbank, Van Nuys, etc.), you can just give them the name; they know all the ICAO codes by heart. However, if you're going to Sierra Sky Park near Fresno, you should probably tell them your destination is "Echo-seven-niner", as they likely don't have that one memorized.
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Re: Cat 09 passed

Post by Anders S »

Yep. Saw that now. Thanks Kyle :-)
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Anders S wrote:Yep. Saw that now. Thanks Kyle :-)
Thanks for asking this question Anders! :)
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Re: Cat 09 passed

Post by Keith Smith »

I usually don't give my equipment suffix when I'm VFR, but have been asked a couple of times by ground controllers (edit: real world) for it while coordinating flight following on the ground before departure.
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Re: Cat 09 passed

Post by gsuoumu »

Keith Smith wrote:I usually don't give my equipment suffix when I'm VFR, but have been asked a couple of times by ground controllers for it while coordinating flight following on the ground before departure.
I feel like I had a controller ask in this situation while doing one of my early CAT ratings. Ever since then I've been providing it just to be helpful, but I guess I shouldn't be. I'll omit until asked now.

Just out of curiosity's sake, why would the controller ask in some situations but not others?
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