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ATC Question..VFR with approach..no airport choice


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I leave a towered airport with ATC. Class D airport. Tower switches you over to approach ATC which is correct. In the ATC window I only have the option to file an IFR flight plan. I want to fly to other nearby airport with ATC. If I tune the radio to the tower freq. that I want to land, I have no way of communicating, there are no communication choices in the ATC window. I tried filing a VFR flight plan but that doesn't help. What am I doing wrong?

 

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So, after takeoff and tower hands you off to Approach/Departure ATC, isn't here an option for nearest or farther airport or even flight following in your ATC screen? I might have to give it a try!

 

You should be getting an ATC screen like this:

 

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Yes, exactly. I leave KFRG , Get handed off to Approach and only get '1-Open IFR flight plan.' I can't even get back intouch with FRG tower. I can tune it and listen, but not communicate.

I should see what you get in your pic.

I'm doing real flight training and fly out of FRG so it would be really helpful if I could get this to work. Using A2A Cessna 172.

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I just tried a test using KFRG as departure and destination airport, VFR. ATC thinks I am planning to do a touch and go. After clearance and takeoff, They give me clearance for the T&G and I acknowledge but then immediately cancel the T&G. I then get my options of

1. Flight Following 2. Create IFR Flight Plan 3. Nearest/Farthest Airports.

 

Try it in a default 172 and see if you get the same results over the A2A 172. I am assuming you are using Default ATC?

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I just tried a test using KFRG as departure and destination airport, VFR.

 

Did you file a flight plan for this?

 

If I choose "remain in pattern" Im ok. If I choose any kind of departure direction and leave its game over. How did you cancel touch and go

 

I will try it in the Default 172 and Yes im useing default ATC.

Thanks for your help

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Did you file a flight plan for this?

 

If I choose "remain in pattern" Im ok. If I choose any kind of departure direction and leave its game over. How did you cancel touch and go

 

I will try it in the Default 172 and Yes im useing default ATC.

Thanks for your help

 

Yes I'm using a flight plan. Departure is KFRG and arrival is KFRG. VFR, low altitude.

 

When ATC says OK for the touch and go, I acknowledge the instruction and then cancel the touch and go. The next list that appears is 1. Flight Following 2. Create IFR Flight Plan 3. Nearest/Farthest Airports.

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