Recorded demo call 56 of 58

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• Flight details Available 16 details
• Stored weather briefing Available 1 stored briefing(s)
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Flight Plan, Weather Briefing

The conversation began with the agent, Albert from KBM Nexus Flight Service, introducing itself as an automated advisory briefer. After restarting the introduction for additional participants, the user proceeded to create a VFR flight plan. The user provided comprehensive details for the flight plan, including aircraft identification (N611DC, Cessna 206), true airspeed (120 knots), departure coordinates (N602400, W1494000), destination (PANC/Anchorage), proposed departure time (1900 Zulu), cruising altitude (11,500 feet), route (direct to Kenai VOR, V334 to TED, direct Anchorage), time en route (30 minutes), fuel on board (2 hours 30 minutes), one person on board, aircraft color (red, white, and blue), and pilot's name (Charlie Yeager). The agent confirmed these details, clarifying the flight plan was for demo purposes only. Subsequently, the user requested a weather briefing. The agent retrieved and delivered a detailed briefing, covering adverse conditions (AIRMETs for IFR, mountain obscuration, icing, wind, turbulence), current and forecast weather for departure and arrival, enroute conditions, and winds aloft. The agent reiterated that it was an advisory service. Finally, the user requested copies of the briefing via both text and email, which the agent confirmed sending. The call concluded with the agent requesting a pilot report if certain conditions were encountered and wishing the user a safe flight, before the call reached its time limit.

The archive's own automatic result for this call: success.

As captured from what the pilot said. Not checked against any flight plan.

45 turns, as the archive stored them, with contact identifiers masked. Spoken names and other details are not removed.

1. 1 · 00:00 AlbertAI
   K 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. 2 · 00:13 Caller
   Albert, can you start over at the beginning for everybody? We should all be on the call now.
3. 3 · 00:18 AlbertAI
   No problem, happy to restart for the group. This is K B M Nexus Flight Service, Albert speaking, an automated briefer. Please note this is an advisory briefing, not an official F A A briefing, and the call is recorded. Go ahead when you're ready.
4. 4 · 00:35 Caller
   Albert, I'd like to, uh, create a VFR flight plan.
5. 5 · 00:40 AlbertAI
   I can take down the details for a demo flight plan. Let's start — what's the aircraft identification, type, and equipment suffix?
6. 6 · 00:50 Caller
   Aircraft identification number November 611 Delta Charlie, Cessna 206 slant Alpha.
7. 7 · 01:00 AlbertAI
   Got that — November six one one delta charlie, Cessna two zero six, slant alpha. What's the true airspeed in knots?
8. 8 · 01:08 Caller
   True airspeed 120 knots.
9. 9 · 01:12 AlbertAI
   Copy, one two zero knots. What's your departure airport, and proposed departure time?
10. 10 · 01:18 Caller
    Albert, the departure point is a, uh, latitude and longitude.
11. 11 · 01:23 AlbertAI
    Understood. Please give me the latitude and longitude exactly as shown on your GPS, with north or south and east or west.
12. 12 · 01:32 Caller
    The departure point is north 602400, west 1494000.
13. 13 · 01:44 AlbertAI
    Let me read that back exactly as you gave it: six zero degrees two four minutes north, one four nine degrees four zero minutes west. Is that correct?
14. 14 · 01:54 Caller
    That's correct.
15. 15 · 01:56 AlbertAI
    Thank you, confirmed. Now, what's your destination airport?
16. 16 · 02:01 Caller
    Destination is Papa Alpha November Charlie.
17. 17 · 02:06 AlbertAI
    Let me confirm — that's PANC, Anchorage, Ted Stevens Anchorage International. Is that correct?
18. 18 · 02:13 Caller
    That's correct.
19. 19 · 02:15 AlbertAI
    Got it, PANC. What's your proposed departure time, and your cruising altitude?
20. 20 · 02:22 Caller
    Proposed departure time is 1900 Zulu, 11,500 feet.
21. 21 · 02:28 AlbertAI
    Copy, one nine zero zero Zulu, one one thousand five hundred feet. What's your route of flight from that departure position to Anchorage?
22. 22 · 02:37 Caller
    Route of flight is direct to the Kenai VOR, Echo November Alpha, Victor 334 to TED, direct Anchorage.
23. 23 · 02:49 AlbertAI (interrupted)
    Copy — direct to the Kenai VOR, ENA, Victor three three four to TED, then direct to Anchorage. What's your time en route, fuel on board, number of persons aboard,...
24. 24 · 03:00 Caller
    Estimated time en route is, uh, 30 minutes.
25. 25 · 03:04 AlbertAI
    Copy, three zero minutes en route. What's your fuel on board, in hours and minutes?
26. 26 · 03:09 Caller
    Fuel on board is, uh, two hours and 30 minutes.
27. 27 · 03:17 AlbertAI
    Copy, two hours and three zero minutes fuel on board. How many persons on board, and what color is the aircraft?
28. 28 · 03:23 Caller
    One, one person. And the color of the aircraft is red, white, and blue.
29. 29 · 03:29 AlbertAI
    Copy, one person on board, aircraft red, white and blue. Let me read the whole plan back to you now. VFR flight plan. Aircraft identification November six one one delta charlie, Cessna two zero six, slant alpha. True airspeed one two zero knots. Departure point six zero degrees two four minutes north, one four nine degrees four zero minutes west. Proposed departure time one nine zero zero Zulu. Cruising altitude one one thousand five hundred feet. Route of flight: direct to the Kenai VOR, Echo November Alpha, Victor three three four to Tango Echo Delta, then direct to destination. Destination Papa Alpha November Charlie, Anchorage. Time en route three zero minutes. Fuel on board two hours three zero minutes. One person on board. Aircraft color red, white and blue. Is all of that correct?
30. 30 · 04:18 Caller
    That's correct, and the pilot's name is Yeager, Charlie.
31. 31 · 04:23 AlbertAI
    Copy, pilot's name Charlie Yeager. 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. Is there anything else I can help you with?
32. 32 · 04:39 Caller
    Can we get a weather brief, Albert?
33. 33 · 04:43 AlbertAI
    I can do that. Let me confirm the details first — departure from your position at six zero degrees two four minutes north, one four nine degrees four zero minutes west, to Anchorage, PANC, route direct to Kenai VOR, ENA, Victor three three four to TED, then direct, cruising at one one thousand five hundred feet, Cessna two zero six, departing one nine zero zero Zulu, en route time three zero minutes. One moment while I retrieve that.
34. 34 · 04:46 AlbertAI
    Tool asked: get flight briefing
35. 35 · 04:57 AlbertAI
    Tool answered: get flight briefing
36. 36 · 04:58 AlbertAI
    Flight Service briefing. From the position six zero degrees two four minutes north, one four nine degrees four zero minutes west, to Anchorage International, one one thousand five hundred feet. Your departure is not an airport. The nearest weather report is Seward Airport, eighteen miles southeast of it. Conditions at your position may differ. This briefing checked along the route you gave: Kenai, Victor three three four, Anchorage, and the direct line from your position to the arrival airport. Proposed departure one nine zero zero Zulu. Adverse conditions first. No SIGMETs near your route. Alaska airmets are in effect for I F R conditions, mountains obscured, icing from four thousand feet to flight level two five zero, sfc wind and turbulence from flight level two eight zero to flight level three eight zero. They are issued by forecast zone, and this service cannot tell which zones your route crosses. Check them with the Alaska Aviation Weather Unit. No temporary flight restrictions identified within one hundred miles of your route. Confirm with an official source. Current conditions. Nearest report to your departure, Seward Airport, observed at one seven five three Zulu, is category unavailable, wind zero three zero at one one, temperature seven Celsius, dew point two Celsius, altimeter two nine seven seven. Enroute, three of nine reporting stations within fifty miles of your route are below V F R: Birchwood Airport low I F R, fog; Wasilla Airport low I F R, fog; Portage Glacier low I F R. Arrival, Anchorage International, observed at one seven five three Zulu, is V F R, wind three six zero at six, visibility ten miles or more, temperature four Celsius, dew point minus one Celsius, altimeter two nine eight two. Forecast. The forecast for Seward Airport at your departure time is not available. Forecast for Anchorage International at one nine three zero Zulu, your arrival time: V F R, wind variable at four, visibility six miles or more, no ceiling. Winds aloft for your departure position are from the nearest forecast point, Alpha November Charlie, forty-seven miles away: at one two thousand feet, two eight zero at one one, temperature minus one five. Winds aloft near Anchorage International at one two thousand feet, two eight zero at one one, temperature minus one five. NOTAMs and special use airspace are not connected in this demo, and were not checked. Weather retrieved at one eight one zero Zulu. This is advisory only and is not an official F A A briefing. The pilot in command remains responsible for the go, no go decision. Would you like a copy of this briefing texted to this phone, sent to your email on file, or both?
37. 37 · 07:56 Caller
    I'd like both, please, Albert.
38. 38 · 08:03 AlbertAI
    Tool asked: send briefing copy
39. 39 · 08:04 AlbertAI
    Tool answered: send briefing copy
40. 40 · 08:06 AlbertAI
    I've sent a text with a link to this briefing to the number ending in zero six four five, and emailed this briefing and your flight plan, with a PDF copy attached, to the address on file for it. Both should arrive within a few minutes, and the link works for twenty-four hours. I'd like a pilot report on cloud tops or icing along Turnagain Arm if you encounter it, and you're welcome to call back with any en route conditions. Anything else I can help you with?
41. 41 · 08:33 Caller
    No, that's perfect, Albert. Thank you for your help.
42. 42 · 08:37 AlbertAI
    You're welcome. Have a safe flight. Briefing complete. Weather retrieved at one eight one zero Zulu, KBM Nexus Flight Service, Albert.
43. 43 · 08:49 Caller
    Everybody still on the call? Thank you.
44. 44 · 08:53 AlbertAI (interrupted)
    You're welcome,...
45. 45 · 20:00 AlbertAI
    We have reached the time limit for this call. Please call back for anything else. K B M Nexus Flight Service, Albert.

Briefing retrieved Wed 23 Sep 2026 18:10 UTC · the response was stored 04:57 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.

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}

The pilot asked to file a flight plan

None recorded. No Review & Learn finding was recorded for this call.