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Home > Ratings > V-03: Advanced VFR

V-03: Advanced VFR


Recommended aircraft: slow piston (Cessna Skyhawk, Piper Warrior) , fast piston (Beech Baron, Piper Seneca)


Advanced Enroute - This advanced rating involves transitions of complex airspace, and knowledge of published VFR routes around LAX.

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The pilot will depart KSNA, and fly at least two of the published LAX Bravo transitions, choosing between:

  • the 'Shoreline Route'
  • the 'Mini Route'
  • Special Flight Rules Area (SFRA)
and ultimately land at KLAX. The supplied transcript gives an example of the Shoreline and Mini-Route. Pilots flying the SFRA should be mindful of the fact that it is flown without communicating with ATC, instead relying on position announcements on the advisory frequency (122.80 for VATSIM, although the real world SFRA has a dedicated frequency.) Printing the published transitions (available in the ZLA - Reference section), or having them open in another window is highly recommended.

Depending on sequencing requirements at LAX, the pilot may be required to circle north or south of the field for spacing or wake turbulence separation.


Required Materials
KSNA Facility Chart
KLAX Facility Chart

Related Materials
ATC Transcript
Transcript: VFR flight in Bravo Airspace
ZLA - External Link
Airport Traffic Patterns (Wikipedia)
Skyvector.com
Web site containing scrollable, zoomable VFR and IFR charts
ZLA - Practical Test Standards
Practical Test Standards
list of requirements for all ratings
VFR Practical Test Standards
list of requirements for all VFR ratings
ZLA - Reference
Flying the LAX mini-route
Flying the Shoreline route
Flying the Special Flight Rules Area
How to Fly a Traffic Pattern
VFR Cruising Altitudes
VFR flight following


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