Arriving at Langley Regional (CYNJ) on a grey afternoon
Practises the special VFR exchange: hearing that the weather is below VFR minima, requesting special VFR with your intentions, and reading back the approval (NAV CANADA VFR Phraseology guide, Request Special VFR p. 48; CFS weather minima).
The situation
You are the pilot of C-GABC, a Cessna 172 inbound to land at Langley Regional (CYNJ), outside the control zone. You copied information Hotel a while ago. It has been getting murkier since. Call Langley Tower.
Practise this call →Sources
- NAV CANADA VFR Phraseology guide (v3 2022), 'Request Special VFR' (p. 48, CARs 602.117): ATC '(aircraft call sign) (ATC unit identification) WEATHER BELOW VFR MINIMA, VISIBILITY (number) MILES, ONLY IFR OR SPECIAL VFR OPERATIONS ARE PERMITTED. WHAT ARE YOUR INTENTIONS?'; pilot '(ATC unit identification) (aircraft call sign) REQUEST SPECIAL VFR (intentions)'; ATC 'SPECIAL VFR IS APPROVED IN THE (unit name) CONTROL ZONE (any additional instructions)'. Worked example: 'special VFR is approved in the St Andrews control zone. Cleared straight in runway three-six' and the readback 'Special VFR approved, cleared straight in runway three-six, (aircraft call sign)'
- NAV CANADA VFR Phraseology guide, 'Arrival/Approach' (p. 39): the initial call inbound, with the ATIS identifier and intentions
- Canada Flight Supplement, Planning section, Weather Minima VFR Flight: control zones, flight and ground visibility not less than 3 miles; special VFR (control zones only), 1 mile for aircraft other than rotorcraft, clear of cloud and within sight of the ground, with a radio and a listening watch
- Canada Flight Supplement: RIGHT-hand circuits rwy 25, runway 25
Related practice
Cross-country: Abbotsford to Chilliwack
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