IFR Clearances Are WAY Easier Once You Do This

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Ha ha. Isn't it funny how when you use four flights scratchpad you can see just how bad your handwriting really is🤣.
I've even looked at my writing on the pad and thought good Lord looks like I was having a stroke while writing that down!

Great tips, Charlie! Leaving extra room for the "R" in "CRAFT" makes perfect sense.

If controllers were more interested in getting it right instead of fast they would SLOW DOWN!

Thanks for the tips Charlie. I am about to start instrument training, and am grateful for tips to make things easier. Keep up the excellent work safe skies my friend 🇺🇸🛩️

Outside the U.S. (including Canada) the icao wording for "as filed" is "flight planned route" which I abbreviate "fpr".

CRAFT has been around since the beginning of time (I won't say how long) or so it seems. Amazing how some simple things just stick with us. Good video!

When he says "Stand by on the read back", he's telling you to wait to read it back until he is available?

I'm curious what was meant by "Standby on the readback" because you had it all written down by the time he was done talking, was he asking for you to wait to readback until he talked to a bunch of other planes?

Paper??

I do most of these already, except I use hundreds vs thousands for the altitude. The initial altitude especially can be anything. So: "20 80/10" is two thousand, expect eight thousand 10 minutes after departure. Works great for missed approach instructions too. "M/A 10 RT120 35" with the "10" underlined is missed approach climb to 1,000 then turn right heading 120 maintain 3,500. It's not perfect but it works in context.

Nice tip on pre writing the foreflight expected clearance.

And great readback, speed was fine to me. The controller doesn't have to write anything down. (Yes, the "stand by" means the controller has other business before accepting the readback.)

I use paper pad on my knee board,it works. As for a shorthand system. I actually read and write traditional Gregg shorthand that I have already have aviation shorthand outlines so I can write the clearances as fast as it’s given to me.

Sooo good. More IFR tips, Charlie!

Thanks for the tips. Just started my instrument training on Sunday so this is timely. Also just got my Pivot iPad holder today so can’t wait to try it out, thanks for that tip too👍🏽

If I’m told to climb and maintain 2000, then expect 5000 in 10 minutes, I usually make an up arrow followed by the letter M, the number 2-5. 99% of all clearances with an expected altitude is going to be 10 minutes by default. The thing if they tell me turn right, heading 240 after departure, I will make a curving right arrow followed by the number 240. of course, descending would be a down arrow.

Great tips thank you

Love seeing your dad in the videos.

H4R = hold for release

Another helpful trick with Foreflight. Once you file you will receive the expected route in the app. Update your flight plan in Foreflight with that route and then file your amended flight plan. More often than not you will then receive an As Filed when you pick up your clearance.

Glad you like the case. I hated it. I wanted to use the cover to close the case, save battery and protect it. I guess let me rephrase. I kept the case, but the fact that you have to take off the cover to use the mounts is silly. wish it was able to use both.

Very helpful video!

A+ tips

I'm a CFI-I and have a cautionary tale about using the i-Pad for copying clearances.

I live in Georgia near Savannah, and the day was really hot at about 100 degrees (just like when I was based for many years at Addison and McKinney) and my Cardinal RG doesn't have AC.

Anyway, I was at KSAV waiting to takeoff and wrote my clearance down on my iPad similar to your method you described. Then, I did my run-up and was cleared for immediate take off on RW 01. I pulled out on the runway and rolled around the corner and added the power, lifting smoothly into my climb on RH. Then I looked down at my iPad to confirm my first turn, and my iPad had shut off from the heat and could not be restarted until it cooled down. That took several minutes!

I couldn't remember which way they had given me for my turn, and the controller was so busy giving instructions to a wayward pilot who was landing on the wrong runway, I couldn't ask. And another departure had been cleared to take off behind me. So, I just turned right to a heading of 140 as I had been given numerous times previously. But, of course, It turned out that my clearance had a left turn to 240.

So, I have decided to never write another clearance down on an iPad. I will always use paper from now on. Paper never shuts down from the heat!!!

Great vid as always! Thank you for showing about that iPad case. I got one and it is perfect! Yes, the pencil too. I haven't flown in Dallas airspace yet, but I'm right in North LA so maybe someday soon. Thanks again!

Super helpful video Charlie!