- What went wrong
- Mike: read field elevation and density altitude, not how high the density altitude is above field elevation.
- What was expected
- field elevation X feet, density altitude Y feet
- Must say
- field elevation · density altitude
- Must not say
- above field elevation
- Reference recorded with the status
- flight-service 9262aed
Recorded demo call 28 of 58
Completed Recorded demo calls Sat 19 Sep 2026 01:18 UTC · Caller E · 7 min 39 s. A real demo call from the archive, not a synthetic request.
What exists for this call
- Transcript Available 49 turns
- Recording Available Recording archived
- Summary Available Summary produced
- Flight details Available 17 details
- Stored weather briefing Available 1 stored briefing(s)
- Automatic checks Available 3 automatic checks
- Review findings Available 3 finding(s)
- Timing Not recorded The service's request timing records carry no call identifier, so timing cannot be tied to this call.
- Audio quality Not measured Audio quality is not measured. It has to be judged by listening.
Recording
7.0 MB MP3. The recording is played as archived and is unedited: contact details spoken on it were not removed, and voices are not anonymised. Nothing loads until you press play.
Summary
Military Flight Briefing
The user requested to file a military flight plan for a T-38 slant alpha. The agent collected all necessary details for a DD Form 175, including aircraft identification, flight type (IFR), route, pilot information, and other specifics. After confirming the flight plan details, the user requested a weather briefing for the flight from Sheppard (KSPS) to Amarillo (KAMA). During the briefing, the user provided feedback to the agent regarding the format of density altitude information, which the agent acknowledged and adjusted. The user declined to provide a pilot report before the flight, stating they would do so afterward. The conversation concluded with the agent confirming the briefing was complete.
The archive's own automatic result for this call: failure.
Flight details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Aircraft identifier | MADCAP49 |
| Aircraft type | T38 |
| Equipment | A |
| Flight rules | IFR |
| Departure | KSPS |
| Destination | KAMA |
| Route via | Childress |
| Route of flight | direct Childress, charlie, delta, sierra, direct Amarillo |
| Altitude | 25000 |
| Departure time (UTC) | 0400 |
| Time en route | 0025 |
| Briefing type | standard |
| Filing requested | yes |
| Persons on board | 2 |
| Fuel on board | 2 hours 10 minutes |
| Military | yes |
| Questions asked | Questioned density altitude reading format. |
As captured from what the pilot said. Not checked against any flight plan.
Transcript
49 turns, as the archive stored them, with contact identifiers masked. Spoken names and other details are not removed.
- 1 · 00:00 AlbertAIK B M Nexus Flight Service, Albert speaking, an automated briefer. This call is recorded, and this is an advisory briefing service, not an official F A A briefing. Go ahead.
- 2 · 00:13 CallerHi, Albert. I need to, uh, file a military flight plan for a T-38 slant alpha.
- 3 · 00:21 AlbertAIThank you. Since this is a military type, I'll take this down as a D D Form one seventy-five. Let's start. What's your aircraft identification, or call sign?
- 4 · 00:32 CallerIt's Mike, Alpha, Delta, Charlie, Tango, four, niner. The date of the flight is today.
- 5 · 00:41 AlbertAICopy, call sign Madcap four nine, T-38 slant alpha, flight today, September nineteenth. Now, is this an I F R, V F R, or D V F R flight plan?
- 6 · 00:53 CallerIt's an IFR flight plan. The true airspeed is 480 knots. Point of departure is kilo, sierra, papa, sierra. Proposed departure time, 0400 Zulu. Flight level 250. Route of flight, direct Childress, charlie, delta, sierra, direct Amarillo. To Amarillo, estimated time en route,25, two five minutes.
- 7 · 01:33 AlbertAI (interrupted)Got it, let me...
- 8 · 01:34 CallerRemarks.
- 9 · 01:36 AlbertAI (interrupted)Go ahead with your...
- 10 · 01:37 CallerRemarks, service at Amarillo.
- 11 · 01:44 AlbertAI (interrupted)Copy, remarks: service at Amarillo. Let's continue. What's your fuel on board, in hours and minutes?...
- 12 · 01:50 CallerFuel on board is two hours and 10 minutes. No alternate required. No ETE to the alternate. I will use, uh, flight wea- uh, flight service to check the NOTAMs, and I'd like a weather brief.
- 13 · 02:05 AlbertAICopy that. Just a few more items I need for block fifteen and sixteen. What's the pilot's name, initials, and rank, and how many people are on board along with the aircraft color?
- 14 · 02:16 CallerOkay. The pilot's name is Yeager, Yankee, Echo, Alpha, Golf, Echo, Romeo. First na- first name initial Char- uh, Charlie. Rank, BG. Social Security and organization are on file.
- 15 · 02:36 AlbertAI (interrupted)Copy, pilot Yeager, initial Charlie, rank Brigadier General, social security and organization on file. And how many souls on board, and what color is the aircraft, along with your unit...
- 16 · 02:45 CallerTwo, uh, there would be two souls on board. The color of the aircraft is gray.
- 17 · 02:51 AlbertAICopy that, two souls on board, aircraft gray. And last item - what's your unit or home base?
- 18 · 02:58 CallerThe, uh, aircraft serial number, number is tail 316180th Foxtango Whiskey, Sheppard Air Force Base.
- 19 · 03:11 AlbertAICopy. Let me read the plan back to you. D D Form one seventy-five: Type of flight plan, I F R. Aircraft identification, Madcap four nine. Aircraft type and equipment, T-38 slant alpha. True airspeed, four eight zero knots. Point of departure, Sheppard, K S P S. Departure time, zero four zero zero Zulu. Altitude, flight level two five zero. Route of flight, direct Childress, C D S, direct Amarillo. Destination, K A M A. E T E, two five minutes. Remarks, service at Amarillo. Fuel on board, two hours ten minutes. Alternate, none. E T E to alternate, none. Pilot, Yeager, initial Charlie, Brigadier General, social security and organization on file. Number aboard, two, aircraft color, gray. Unit, Sheppard Air Force Base, tail number three one six one eight zero. Does that all sound correct?
- 20 · 04:04 CallerThat sounds correct.
- 21 · 04:07 AlbertAI (interrupted)Route filed for demo purposes. It has not been sent to the F A A, and no search and rescue is active. For an actual flight, file through 1-800-WX-BRIEF. Now, would you like your weather briefing for this flight, Sheppard to Amarillo?...
- 22 · 04:20 CallerYes, please.
- 23 · 04:24 AlbertAI (interrupted)Pulling up your weather briefing...
- 24 · 04:24 AlbertAITool asked: get flight briefing
- 25 · 04:26 AlbertAITool answered: get flight briefing
- 26 · 04:25 CallerYes.
- 27 · 04:27 AlbertAILet me get that briefing for you now.
- 28 · 04:28 AlbertAITool asked: get flight briefing
- 29 · 04:30 AlbertAITool answered: get flight briefing
- 30 · 04:31 AlbertAI (interrupted)Flight Service briefing. Wichita Falls Regional to Amarillo International Airport, flight level two five zero. Proposed departure zero four zero zero Zulu. Adverse conditions first. No SIGMETs or airmets on route. Freezing level near one six thousand feet. Temporary flight restriction, hazards, 38 miles west of Oklahoma City, from the surface to 6,500 feet, 71 miles from your route. Current conditions. Departure, Wichita Falls Regional, is V F R, wind one five zero at nine, visibility 10 miles or more, temperature 31 Celsius, density altitude 3,217 feet, about 2200 feet above field elevation. Enroute, all 13 reporting stations within 50 miles of track are V F R. Arrival, Amarillo International Airport, is V F R, wind one seven zero at one two, visibility 10 miles or more, temperature 29 Celsius, density altitude, 6,072 feet, about...
- 31 · 04:30 CallerOkay.
- 32 · 04:30 CallerAlbert, can I make a suggestion?
- 33 · 05:29 AlbertAIGo ahead.
- 34 · 05:31 CallerWhen you read me the density altitude, I don't need to know how high that is above field elevation. So just read field elevation and density altitude.
- 35 · 05:44 AlbertAI (interrupted)Understood, I'll keep it to the density altitude figure itself going forward. Continuing where I left...
- 36 · 05:49 CallerPerfect.
- 37 · 05:51 AlbertAI (interrupted)Continuing the briefing. Arrival, Amarillo International Airport, density altitude 6,072 feet. Forecast. Forecast for Wichita Falls Regional at zero four zero zero Zulu,...
- 38 · 06:02 CallerAlbert, what was the density altitude in Amarillo?
- 39 · 06:06 AlbertAIThe density altitude at Amarillo International Airport is 6,072 feet. Shall I continue with the forecast portion of the briefing?
- 40 · 06:14 CallerLet's, let's read that as 6,072 feet.
- 41 · 06:20 AlbertAI (interrupted)Copy that. Continuing. Forecast for Wichita Falls Regional at zero four zero zero Zulu, your departure time: V F R, wind one six zero at eight, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling. Forecast for Amarillo International Airport at zero four two five Zulu, your arrival time: V F R, wind one nine zero at one two, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling. Winds aloft near Wichita Falls Regional at flight level two four zero, two three zero at one eight, temperature minus one eight. Winds aloft near Amarillo International Airport at flight level two four zero, two two zero at one five, temperature minus one seven. Now, could I get a pilot report from you? Turbulence or ride conditions somewhere along your route, say near Childress,...
- 42 · 07:06 CallerYes.
- 43 · 07:08 AlbertAIGo ahead, I'm listening for your pilot report.
- 44 · 07:11 CallerOh, no, I'll give you a pilot report, uh, following the flight.
- 45 · 07:15 AlbertAIUnderstood. You can call back after your flight to report ride conditions, cloud tops, or any turbulence you encountered along the route. Anything else I can help you with?
- 46 · 07:25 CallerNo, that's it.
- 47 · 07:27 AlbertAIBriefing complete at zero one two two Zulu, K B M Nexus Flight Service, Albert. Safe flight.
- 48 · 07:35 CallerHave a good night, Albert.
- 49 · 07:38 AlbertAI (interrupted)Have a good night...
Stored weather briefing
Briefing retrieved Not recorded · the response was stored 04:30 into the call (that is when it was stored, not when it was asked for). It is what the weather tool returned to the call, kept as stored: it is not re-checked against current weather, and it is not a record of what the caller heard.
The written briefing as stored
Stored text prepared for speech (not audio-verified)
This is the text the service prepared for the voice to read. It has not been compared with the recording, so it may differ from what was actually said.
| Where | Airport | Current report (METAR) | Forecast (TAF) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Departure | KSPS | METAR KSPS 190052Z 15009KT 10SM CLR 31/14 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP142 T03110144 | TAF KSPS 182320Z 1900/1924 16008KT P6SM FEW090 SCT250 FM191500 19010G18KT P6SM FEW080 |
| Arrival | KAMA | METAR KAMA 190053Z 17012KT 10SM CLR 29/13 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP135 T02940133 | TAF KAMA 182336Z 1900/1924 19012KT P6SM FEW250 FM191100 23011KT P6SM SCT250 FM191700 22014G23KT P6SM FEW250 FM192200 22012G21KT P6SM BKN250 |
| Id | Type | State | Description | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/3051 | HAZARDS | OK | 38NM W OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, Tuesday, September 15, 2026 through Wednesday, September 23, 2026 UTC | 2026-09-15T02:00:00 | 2026-09-23T02:00:00 |
Engineering details: the briefing's stored sections
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"weather": {
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"metar": {
"raw": "METAR KSPS 190052Z 15009KT 10SM CLR 31/14 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP142 T03110144",
"station": "Wichita Falls Rgnl, TX, US",
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"visib": "10+",
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},
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}
},
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},
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"severity": "info",
"source": "placeholder",
"text": "Check departure airport ATIS for active runways"
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{
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"source": "placeholder",
"text": "Check arrival airport for any temporary closures"
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{
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"name": "Dumas/Moore Cnty, TX, US",
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"visib": "10+"
},
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"planned": {
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"eta": 1789791900,
"hoursToDeparture": 2.6,
"observationsRepresentative": false,
"departure": {
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}
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"arrival": {
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}
}
}
}Automatic checks and flags
| Check | Result | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Notice that this is not an official briefing | Passed | The agent explicitly stated at the beginning of the call: "this is an advisory briefing service, not an official F A A briefing." and reiterated it at the end of the briefing. |
| No go / no-go verdict given | Passed | The agent explicitly stated: "The pilot in command remains responsible for the go, no go decision." and did not offer any judgment on the flight's safety or feasibility. |
| No invented weather | Failed | The agent stated "No SIGMETs or airmets on route" but the tool result clearly shows a "G-AIRMET FZLVL at 16,000ft". This is a direct contradiction where the agent failed to report existing adverse conditions from the tool. |
A weather lookup failed The pilot asked to file a flight plan An automatic check failed: No invented weather
Review & Learn findings
Findings a reviewer recorded against this call in the archive's Review & Learn board. They are review notes, not measurements. The status on each is the archive's own record: this dashboard has not re-checked any fix, and has not listened again to any recording.
- What went wrong
- The caller's 'Yes' abandoned the weather lookup while it was running ('Tool execution was abandoned due to user input'); Albert had to call again.
- What was expected
- The lookup finishes even if the caller speaks.
- Reference recorded with the status
- voice platform tool setting interruption_mode = disable_during_tool (19 Sep)
- What went wrong
- Automatic check failed on the freezing-level G-AIRMET ('No SIGMETs or airmets on route' followed by the freezing level).
- What was expected
- Reference recorded with the status
- evaluation criterion clarified 19 Sep
Timing and audio quality
Timing Not measured
The service's request timing records carry no call identifier, so timing cannot be tied to this call.
What would measure it: A call identifier stored with each timing record (Q-07 in the improvement queue).
Audio quality Not measured
Audio quality is not measured. It has to be judged by listening.
What would measure it: A person listening to the recording.
Engineering details: this record
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Public id | dc-2427836716 |
| Recording file | dc-2427836716-0283b233.mp3 |
| Recording SHA-256 | 0283b23338275fe6b1ae4c9b27868a28b4d397636a60973fc2123c8d322ae6b6 |
| Release | g-000016-e05e118f |
| Artifact revisions | transcript 1 · weather 1 · recording 1 · summary 1 · flight details 1 · evaluation 1 · findings 1 |