Recorded demo call 46 of 58
Completed Recorded demo calls Tue 22 Sep 2026 21:06 UTC · Caller J · 7 min 19 s. A real demo call from the archive, not a synthetic request.
What exists for this call
- Transcript Available 26 turns
- Recording Available Recording archived
- Summary Available Summary produced
- Flight details Available 13 details
- Stored weather briefing Available 2 stored briefing(s)
- Automatic checks Available 3 automatic checks
- Review findings None recorded No Review & Learn finding was recorded for this call.
- 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
6.7 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
Multi-leg Flight Briefing
The user requested a VFR flight briefing from Deer Valley (KDVT) to Sedona (KSEZ), with a 90-minute stopover, then to Flagstaff (KFLG), in a Cherokee 180 (N4570R). The proposed departure time was 4 PM local (2300 Zulu), with altitudes of 6000 ft for the first leg and 10000 ft for the second, both direct. The agent clarified the flight plan as a single route from KDVT to KFLG with KSEZ as a stopover. A comprehensive weather briefing was provided, detailing adverse conditions (Convective SIGMETs, Airmet Sierra for mountain obscuration), current weather, and forecasts for all airports. The agent specifically noted gusty winds, light rain, and high density altitude at Flagstaff. The user then provided estimated times en route: 45 minutes for KDVT to KSEZ and 1 hour 5 minutes for KSEZ to KFLG. The agent confirmed the total estimated time, including the stopover, was 3 hours 20 minutes, and concluded the briefing.
The archive's own automatic result for this call: success.
Flight details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Aircraft identifier | N4570R |
| Aircraft type | PA28 |
| Flight rules | VFR |
| Departure | KDVT |
| Destination | KFLG |
| Route via | KSEZ |
| Route of flight | climbing up over the mountains direct |
| Altitude | 6000 |
| Departure time (UTC) | 2300 |
| Time en route | 0045, 0105 |
| Briefing type | standard |
| Filing requested | no |
| Military | no |
As captured from what the pilot said. Not checked against any flight plan.
Transcript
26 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 · 00:04 CallerThe call is being recorded.
- 3 · 00:13 AlbertAI (interrupted)That's right, this call is...
- 4 · 00:14 CallerHello, I'm... Yes, hello. I am, uh, planning a flight from Deer Valley Airport to Sedona Airport, and then, uh, remain on the ground for about an hour and a half, and then continuing to Flagstaff Airport. My aircraft call sign is November, um, uh, 4570 Romeo, a Cherokee 180, and I'll be flying at whatever altitudesyou think is best for turbulence and wind.
- 5 · 00:53 AlbertAII can take that down. Let me confirm what I have so far: departure Deer Valley, stopover at Sedona for about ninety minutes, then on to Flagstaff, aircraft November four five seven zero Romeo, a Cherokee one eighty. A few things I still need before I can brief you. First, will this be a V F R or I F R flight?
- 6 · 01:13 CallerIt'll be VFR.
- 7 · 01:15 AlbertAIThank you. Next, what is your proposed departure time from Deer Valley, and what altitude would you like to plan for. I can't choose an altitude for you based on turbulence or winds, that's a decision you'll need to make, but I can tell you what the winds aloft look like at whatever altitude you pick.
- 8 · 01:36 CallerUh, I plan on departing around 4:00 p.m. and, um, I'll fly at, um, 6,000 MSL.
- 9 · 01:50 AlbertAILet me confirm the time. Four p.m. local - that would be Arizona time, which doesn't observe daylight saving, so that's twenty-three hundred Zulu. And you'd like six thousand feet for the Deer Valley to Sedona leg. Do you have a route in mind, or would that be direct, and what altitude would you like for the Sedona to Flagstaff leg?
- 10 · 02:11 CallerUm, it'll be, uh, climbing up over the mountains direct, and, uh, the Sedona to Flagstaff leg, I would probably go at, um... Let me think about this. Probably, uh, 10,000 feet.
- 11 · 02:29 AlbertAIGot it, direct routing on both legs, six thousand for the Deer Valley to Sedona leg, ten thousand for the Sedona to Flagstaff leg. Last item - what's your estimated time en route for each leg, not counting the ninety minute stop at Sedona?
- 12 · 02:48 CallerActually, I haven't calculated timing yet-- route yet because I don't know what the wind is.
- 13 · 02:56 AlbertAIThat's fine, I can give you the winds aloft first and you can work out your timing from there. Let me get the briefing for the Deer Valley to Sedona leg now.
- 14 · 02:58 AlbertAITool asked: get flight briefing
- 15 · 03:00 AlbertAITool answered: get flight briefing
- 16 · 03:02 AlbertAII need to clarify - the stopover should be a field along the way, not the destination itself. Since Sedona is where you're stopping before continuing to Flagstaff, let me set this up as one flight plan: Deer Valley to Flagstaff, with Sedona as the stopover point. Give me a moment to get that briefing.
- 17 · 03:04 AlbertAITool asked: get flight briefing
- 18 · 03:12 AlbertAITool answered: get flight briefing
- 19 · 03:14 AlbertAIHere's your briefing. Flight Service briefing, Phoenix Deer Valley Airport to Flagstaff Pulliam Airport, six thousand feet. This briefing checked along the route you gave, Sedona, and the direct line between the airports. Proposed departure two three zero zero Zulu. Adverse conditions first. Two convective SIGMETs, the nearest fifty-nine miles from your route, tops to flight level four three zero. Airmet Sierra for mountain obscuration within fifty-nine miles of your route. No temporary flight restrictions identified within one hundred miles of your route; confirm with an official source. Current conditions. Departure, Phoenix Deer Valley Airport, observed at two zero five three Zulu, is V F R, wind calm, visibility ten miles or more, temperature three four Celsius, dew point eight Celsius, altimeter two nine eight three, field elevation one thousand four hundred ninety feet, density altitude four thousand two hundred nine feet. Enroute, all fifteen reporting stations within fifty miles of your route are V F R. Stopover, a ninety-minute delay, Sedona Airport, observed at two zero five five Zulu, is V F R, wind one five zero at one one gusting two zero, visibility ten miles or more, temperature three zero Celsius, dew point six Celsius, altimeter three zero zero four, field elevation four thousand seven hundred seventy-four feet, density altitude seven thousand five hundred twenty-eight feet. Arrival, Flagstaff Pulliam Airport, observed at two zero five seven Zulu, is category unavailable, wind two two zero at one eight gusting two six, light rain, temperature two two Celsius, dew point three Celsius, altimeter three zero one nine, field elevation seven thousand one feet, density altitude nine thousand two hundred nineteen feet. Forecast. Forecast for Phoenix Deer Valley Airport at two three zero zero Zulu, your departure time: V F R, wind two four zero at six, visibility six miles or more, ceiling broken two five thousand feet. Forecast for Sedona Airport at two three zero zero Zulu, your stopover time: V F R, wind one eight zero at one zero gusting two two, visibility six miles or more, no ceiling. No arrival forecast without a time en route. Winds aloft near Phoenix Deer Valley Airport are not available. Winds aloft near Flagstaff Pulliam Airport are not available. NOTAMs and special use airspace are not connected in this demo, and were not checked. I'll note - Flagstaff currently shows gusty winds to twenty-six knots with light rain, and a density altitude over nine thousand feet, worth factoring into your Sedona to Flagstaff leg planning. Could I get an estimated time en route for each leg once you've worked it out, so I can complete the picture? Also, would you be able to report any turbulence or mountain obscuration you encounter, particularly near Sedona - and feel free to call back with a pilot report along the way.
- 20 · 03:25 CallerOkay.
- 21 · 03:25 CallerYes, uh, estimated time en route from Deer Valley to Sedona is 45 minutes, and for the leg from Sedona to Flagstaff, I'm estimating an hour and five minutes.
- 22 · 06:36 AlbertAIThank you. So total time en route Deer Valley to Flagstaff would be forty-five minutes plus the ninety minute stopover at Sedona plus one hour five minutes for the second leg, that's three hours twenty minutes including the delay. Is there anything else I can help you with, or would you like anything else from this briefing?
- 23 · 06:53 CallerNo, that's... No, that's pretty much it.
- 24 · 06:58 AlbertAIBriefing complete. Weather retrieved at two one zero nine Zulu, K B M Nexus Flight Service, Albert. Have a good flight, and don't hesitate to call back with a pilot report along the way.
- 25 · 07:10 CallerOkay, thank you. Bye-bye.
- 26 · 07:14 AlbertAIYou're welcome, safe flight, bye-bye.
Stored weather briefing 1
Briefing retrieved Not recorded · the response was stored 03:00 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.
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.
Engineering details: the briefing's stored sections
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Stored weather briefing 2
Briefing retrieved Tue 22 Sep 2026 21:09 UTC · the response was stored 03:12 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 | KDVT | METAR KDVT 222053Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 34/08 A2983 RMK AO2 SLP073 T03390083 58021 | TAF KDVT 221720Z 2218/2318 17008KT P6SM FEW080 BKN250 FM222200 24006KT P6SM FEW080 BKN250 FM230300 11008KT P6SM SCT080 BKN250 |
| Stopover | KSEZ | METAR KSEZ 222055Z AUTO 15011G20KT 110V170 10SM CLR 30/06 A3004 RMK AO2 | TAF KSEZ 221720Z 2218/2318 16010G16KT P6SM SKC FM221900 18010G22KT P6SM SCT090 FM230100 20008KT P6SM SCT090 BKN110 FM230400 04010KT P6SM SCT090 BKN110 |
| Arrival | KFLG | METAR KFLG 222057Z 22018G26KT -RA CLR 22/03 A3019 RMK AO2 PK WND 22027/2041 RAE1959B16 SLP137 P0000 60000 T02220033 58013 $ | TAF KFLG 221720Z 2218/2318 21014G26KT P6SM SCT070 FM230100 21009KT P6SM BKN070 FM230300 VRB04KT P6SM SCT070 BKN100 FM231700 08007KT P6SM SCT200 |
Engineering details: the briefing's stored sections
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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 is responsible for the go/no-go decision" at the beginning and end of the briefing. It provided factual weather information without making a judgment on whether to fly. |
| No invented weather | Passed | All weather information provided by the agent, including adverse conditions, current conditions, forecasts, and unavailable winds aloft, directly corresponds to the data found in the `get_flight_briefing` tool result. |
Review & Learn findings
None recorded. No Review & Learn finding was recorded for this call.
Timing and audio quality
Timing Not measured
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Engineering details: this record
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Public id | dc-662e50bd27 |
| Recording file | dc-662e50bd27-b7434b04.mp3 |
| Recording SHA-256 | b7434b04db65b3fc2c348d3893e1e765079085cc97c6dfb0b35aa0fb98ded73d |
| Release | g-000016-e05e118f |
| Artifact revisions | transcript 2 · weather 2 · recording 2 · summary 2 · flight details 2 · evaluation 2 · findings 1 |