Flight Briefing - Section 7

Question 1

For which aircraft is Gatwick responsible for transmitting Dep messages?

Answer 1

VFR Flights

Question 2

What is Gatwick ATC to do when required to initiate overdue alerting action?

Answer 2

FACATRA

Flight Plan, ATD, Consult, Alternates, TC, RQS, Aerodromes

• Check the flight plan for obvious errors
• Confirm ATD with aerodrome of departure
• Consult any known operating company, representative or known contact telephone number
• Check with alternate aerodromes
• Inform the TC OS
• Send an RQS message
• Check with any likely aerodromes on and adjacent to the proposed route of the aircraft