Hello,
I was wondering if I am supposed to request shutdown at the end of a flight or tell atc I am shutting down. Thanks.
No. No clearance required as it does not impact any other user.
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Thanks,
Do I have to call for startup clearance?
Depends on the type of aircraft, flight rules, country and type of airport.
I currently fly small Cessnaâs but will eventually move up to corporate jets like the c750. I donât plan to leave out of big airports. I will mainly be flying in the US.
It differs with every airport you depart from, make sure you are up to date with all the local procedures from your departure up to your arrival.
Hence therefor there is no one single answer to your question.
If you grab an airport chart and look at the ground layout, it will show the delineation between Non-Movement Area and Controlled Area. Generally if you are in a Non-Movement Area you are free to do startup and pushback without ATC request/permission.
I never knew that about Non-Movement Areas! Thank you.
Lately on US flights (Class B and C airports), Iâve been hearing âpushback and start at your discretion, contact xxx (controller)on ### (frequency for taxi)â when Center is the only controller. Iâd expect if Ground and/or tower is on, youâll need to call them for pushback and start. It never hurts to begin with that request anyway.
This is totally dependant on the classification of the ramp area. A Movement Area is an area subject to and deemed classified airspace, so needs ATCO interaction for al OST everything. A Non-Movement area is completely outside of ATC control. The diagram below is at KSAN and is just an example. This is only a small area compared to the whole airport. Conversely KMEM almost the entire area to north of Rwy 07-25 is called the Red Area and is Non-movement area as per the charts.
VATSIM does top down and is interpreted differently in many ARTCC let alone between controllers. Suffice to say if you are in a Non-Movement area you cannot be under ATC control.
Although this is very US-centric. For VFR flights, in Europe you can normally just start your engine, but you need to call ATC before any movement is commenced, when it is a controlled airport (âTowerâ). At uncontrolled airfields (âRadioâ) you can start and taxi at your own discretion by making reports on the radio. The local âATCâ (callsign âABCDE Radioâ) will probably inform you about the runway in use, but strictly speaking they are not even allowed to tell you the exact wind readings (for legal reasons), but will tell you something like âwinds from the southwest, about 5 knotsâ. This is all rather new here in Germany and we are still not allowed to operate without an aerodrome radio operator being present - because they are also providing the âalarm serviceâ to inform rescue in case of an accident.
Ok, thank you all for the responses I will definitely be using this information on my next flight.