Mon May 31, 2021 9:31 am
#1850173
Perhaps a question for ATCOs
Flying my aircraft in the US with either Foreflight or with certain Garmin Avionics, it is possible for me to receive my IFR clearance electronically before startup via PDC. Not all airports are equipped to provide a PDC but many can. (I can also pick up a digital ATIS, in many locations). It's great because it speeds the start up process, makes entering the cleared route into the avionics a little bit faster and generally gets you ahead of the game.
Back in the UK, I've never received a PDC, but I do recall rumours of clearances and even, such as, squawks being available via some third-party software tools like Autoroute, if you filed your IFR flight plan with them. Looking this morning, I can't find that functionality so I don't know if it has been withdrawn or whether I hallucinated it.
Is there equivalent PDC functionality in the UK other than via ACARS?
Flying my aircraft in the US with either Foreflight or with certain Garmin Avionics, it is possible for me to receive my IFR clearance electronically before startup via PDC. Not all airports are equipped to provide a PDC but many can. (I can also pick up a digital ATIS, in many locations). It's great because it speeds the start up process, makes entering the cleared route into the avionics a little bit faster and generally gets you ahead of the game.
Back in the UK, I've never received a PDC, but I do recall rumours of clearances and even, such as, squawks being available via some third-party software tools like Autoroute, if you filed your IFR flight plan with them. Looking this morning, I can't find that functionality so I don't know if it has been withdrawn or whether I hallucinated it.
Is there equivalent PDC functionality in the UK other than via ACARS?
Guernsey Based Piper Lance - N101DW