En-route Procedures

Question 0

Position reports: a report over a known location as transmitted by aircraft to ATC.
(IPTATEN)

Answer 0

ATC needs to know where aircraft are in the IFR environment, and this is achieved by ATC radar, limited reports from aircraft, or full position reports. Full position reports contain:
I- identification 
P- position
T- time current
A- altitude 
T- type of flight plan (IFR, VFR)
E- ETA to next reporting point
N- name of reporting point to follow

Question 1

En-route clearances

Answer 1

Read back all numbers and instructions:
- altitudes
- altitude restrictions
- radar vectors
Your responsibility to accept or refuse any clearance
Any altitude changes should be made without delay

Question 2

Compulsory reporting points (reporting points that must be reported to ATC)

Answer 2

• solid colored triangles are mandatory reporting points
• open triangles are on-request reporting points
• in a radar environment after having been informed of being in radar contact by ATC, you may discontinue position reports

Question 3

Additional compulsory radio reports

MARVELOUS LEP

Answer 3

You should initiate radio reports at all times when:
M- missed approach 
A- altitude change
R- reaching clearance limit
V- VFR on-top altitude change
E- estimated TAS +/- 10KTS or 5%
L- leaving holding fix or point
O- outage of any NAV/COM
U- unable to climb or descend 500 FPM
S- safety of flight
Out of radar contact
L- leaving FAF or OM on approach 
E- ETA +/- 3 minutes 
P- position reports

Question 4

Flying airways

Answer 4

• always fly down the middle of victor airways
• safety corridor 8 NM wide
• when weather permits pilots job to see and avoid traffic
• stay informed of weather while en-route AWOS, ASOS, ATIS, and EFAS (flight watch) 122.0
  HIWAS continuous broadcast
  TWEB off selected VORs

Question 5

VFR on top: when weather conditions permit VFR, you can request VFR on top in lieu of assigned altitudes

Answer 5

• must be requested by pilot
• allows pilot to fly VFR altitudes based on magnetic course
• pilot must comply with VFR weather minimums
• must comply with all IFR:
  Stay at or above minimum IFR altitude
  Still do position reports
  Comply to clearance from ATC
• your still on IFR flight plan but ATC is not responsible for separating you from other IFR traffic
• IFR and VFR rules apply
• not available in class A