A little confused how the IFR works in UK? Can you depart in IMC without clearance? And when you in some altitude, then you request clearance even in IMC? And what does "Basic service" mean? What's non "Basic service"?
The UK is 'special' (not to everyone's liking). For a FULL IFR flight, you'll have to file a flight plan. In cases of short flights (like the one I did), you'll really be routed through a rather long route adhering to the SID/STAR and via the airways in Class-A airspace. So basically - this means departing into Class-A and staying there until cleared into Approach control. The OTHER 'type' is called Ad-Hoc IFR (or what the Americans may refer to as Pop-Up; but without a filed flight plan - basically you just tell them where you are from and where you are going to); it exists in non-Class-A airspace. Separation is provided outside of Class-G airspace (Class B,C,D) by radar controllers. Typically, this is much more effective in short one-hour flights; and much like the name suggests, it's Ad-Hoc, and has far less stringent pathways - unless you're being vectored by approach control in controlled airspace. The airspace, particular around London, is just Plain Crazy. So you'll see that I effective 'depart VFR' for the first 200ft!!.. with my local airport telling to me to contact Farnborough Radar to establish Radar Contact and pass them my 'details' asap. On arrival, I established contact with Approach early on and is on radar control all the way to landing. If the weather is any worse, then I could file a flight plan on the ground and obtain Departure Clearance before I take off - so as to be identified even on the ground and start my 'Service' from there (as opposed to try and establish contact and pass on details at 500ft and in the soup). "Basic Service" is basically NOTHING - just to establish that you are in contact with ATC - they do not even officially need to provide traffic information although obviously they DO when they can see danger looming. Hope this helps - as you can appreciate, difficult to explain all the intricate details that would take an entire Chapter in a book. Happy to help answer any questions - certainly if you're planning to fly in the UK one day. And thanks for watching!! Happy flying.
Great video and nice smooth landing!
Thanks Alisdair!
Another nice video, you made that look very easy, but I’m sure autopilot is a big help in those conditions!
an autopilot brings in a completely different type of workload - systems monitoring... thanks for watching! 😁
Nice skills, awesome avionics setup
Thanks Buddy!! You've got to come shoot an IMC ILS soon!!
@@SaltedFishPilot 100% up for that.. you need to teach me
A little confused how the IFR works in UK? Can you depart in IMC without clearance? And when you in some altitude, then you request clearance even in IMC? And what does "Basic service" mean? What's non "Basic service"?
The UK is 'special' (not to everyone's liking). For a FULL IFR flight, you'll have to file a flight plan. In cases of short flights (like the one I did), you'll really be routed through a rather long route adhering to the SID/STAR and via the airways in Class-A airspace. So basically - this means departing into Class-A and staying there until cleared into Approach control. The OTHER 'type' is called Ad-Hoc IFR (or what the Americans may refer to as Pop-Up; but without a filed flight plan - basically you just tell them where you are from and where you are going to); it exists in non-Class-A airspace. Separation is provided outside of Class-G airspace (Class B,C,D) by radar controllers. Typically, this is much more effective in short one-hour flights; and much like the name suggests, it's Ad-Hoc, and has far less stringent pathways - unless you're being vectored by approach control in controlled airspace. The airspace, particular around London, is just Plain Crazy. So you'll see that I effective 'depart VFR' for the first 200ft!!.. with my local airport telling to me to contact Farnborough Radar to establish Radar Contact and pass them my 'details' asap. On arrival, I established contact with Approach early on and is on radar control all the way to landing. If the weather is any worse, then I could file a flight plan on the ground and obtain Departure Clearance before I take off - so as to be identified even on the ground and start my 'Service' from there (as opposed to try and establish contact and pass on details at 500ft and in the soup). "Basic Service" is basically NOTHING - just to establish that you are in contact with ATC - they do not even officially need to provide traffic information although obviously they DO when they can see danger looming. Hope this helps - as you can appreciate, difficult to explain all the intricate details that would take an entire Chapter in a book. Happy to help answer any questions - certainly if you're planning to fly in the UK one day. And thanks for watching!! Happy flying.