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Option to activate a flight plan using SkyDemon


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Was mentioned recently in a popular UK GA Forum, but can this be investigated please?
Quite often in UK, especially when departing from smaller airfields, it isn't always possible to get a FPL activated in a timely manner.
If the departure airfield won't provide a FPL activation service then you have to rely on the, usually, very busy London FIR frequency.
If SD offered a FPL activation feature, with some kind of easily viewable confirmation message/status, then I think this would be a very good enhancement.

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Tim,
I agree with your comments.
Perhaps limit the option to UK FIR only (geo-fencing?) so it isn't possible to activate FPLs elsewhere.
Tony

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Tony N - 8/26/2023 3:14:56 PM
Tim,
I agree with your comments.
Perhaps limit the option to UK FIR only (geo-fencing?) so it isn't possible to activate FPLs elsewhere.
Tony

Please don't. I would like this option everywhere. Just give me a checkbox when filing the plan if I want to automatically send a DEP message when airborn.

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Adam Erchegyi - 8/26/2023 4:19:51 PM
Tony N - 8/26/2023 3:14:56 PM
Tim,
I agree with your comments.
Perhaps limit the option to UK FIR only (geo-fencing?) so it isn't possible to activate FPLs elsewhere.
Tony

Please don't. I would like this option everywhere. Just give me a checkbox when filing the plan if I want to automatically send a DEP message when airborn.

Tim's concern is that most non-UK ATC agencies provide a FPL activation service as standard and may take a dim view if pilot's took on this responsibility. Also, what would happen if two "activation" messages were sent for a FPL? 
It's for Tim to decide on integration and how it would work.
Would be a non issue if UK ATC and all airfields provided this service..

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Tony N - 8/28/2023 11:01:03 AM
Tim's concern is that most non-UK ATC agencies provide a FPL activation service as standard and may take a dim view if pilot's took on this responsibility. Also, what would happen if two "activation" messages were sent for a FPL? 
It's for Tim to decide on integration and how it would work.
Would be a non issue if UK ATC and all airfields provided this service..

Yes, but the SD message will be sent earlier, they would already find the FPL open. Meaning one less thing to do.
Let's face it, the worst thing to possibly happen if a message with an incorrect departure time overwrites a correct one, affecting SAR services.
Yes, it's for Tim to decide but for us to weigh in Wink

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