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FIRs not listed on charts?

FIRs not listed on charts?

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Liam Sandie	Liam Sandie posted 8/20/2013 3:56:57 PM HOT Topic Details Share Topic
Group: Forum Members Posts: 72, Visits: 261	Am I missing something but unlike the CAA charts the FIR borders are not shown on the SkyDemon chart, these would be useful for doing international flight plans. Liam https://www.instagram.com/liam548/
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*stevelup*	*stevelup* posted 9/21/2013 11:59:45 PM Post Details Share Post
Group: Moderators Posts: 593, Visits: 4.9K	I'm confused as to what the point would be? They are - to all intents and purposes - useless... Why would you ever need to know the identifier of the FIR you are in?
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Liam Sandie	Liam Sandie posted 9/22/2013 12:24:24 AM Post Details Share Post
Group: Forum Members Posts: 72, Visits: 261	London info ask you to report at the FIR border and give you the code, a quick glance confirms it all.. CAA charts show it, I just see it as a little bit of extra useful info. If others don't then so be it.. https://www.instagram.com/liam548/
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FIRs not listed on charts?

Liam548 - 8/20/2013 3:56:57 PM

e.g I cannot see EGTT listed over the channel. Yes the line is there...

Liam548 - 8/23/2013 9:43:57 PM

+1 I already missed the FIR boundaries several times. This would be...

joseffe - 8/26/2013 2:34:21 PM

The only use we know of for those identifiers is in flightplans, where...

Tim Dawson - 8/27/2013 3:46:17 PM

Tim, in an earlier request i suggested that SD makes the labels...

mbkoks - 9/20/2013 8:50:38 AM

It would help mid flight as a reminder. Less to think about if the...

Liam548 - 9/20/2013 1:57:06 PM

I'm confused as to what the point would be? They are - to all intents...

stevelup - 9/21/2013 11:59:45 PM

London info ask you to report at the FIR border and give you the code,...

Liam548 - 9/22/2013 12:24:24 AM

It wouldn't be useful for me. ATC hands you over to the new sector and...

ckurz7000 - 9/23/2013 9:47:47 AM

Well ill let the masses decide but a few extra letters on the chart...

Liam548 - 9/23/2013 6:42:37 PM

Fully agree Liam548 - I asked for this feature yonks ago, but it...

Grumpy One - 10/3/2013 12:15:04 PM

Fully agree with all the above . Big thumbs up

Liam548 - 10/3/2013 3:53:25 PM

I agree with Tim they are not needed the line is there and if your...

micromike - 10/4/2013 10:53:20 AM

I fly regularly across international borders. I have not yet come...

ckurz7000 - 10/4/2013 9:43:56 PM

Sorry chaps, I think you are missing the point - What is being asked...

Grumpy One - 10/20/2013 11:59:26 AM

It's two button presses to get to the flightplan form, where even if...

Tim Dawson - 10/21/2013 3:27:17 PM

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