Start Here–Airborne Route
Clearances

1. Why and How ATC Reroutes a Flight
2. Evaluating ATC’s Revised Route and What to Do If You Cannot Fly It

Phase 1

1. How to Copy Airborne Route Amendments Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4


2. Airborne Route Amendment Exercises

• The Screen Layout for these Exercises
• Important Note: All charts used in this phase and all other phases were current at the time of original publication. Each exercise, and the provided solution, matches the displayed chart. From 2021 to 2025, the FAA will be decommissioning many VOR stations. The decommissioning process means some airways and VORs contained in these exercises will no longer exist in the real world; and the charts and routing may not match results produced by flight planning software. The exercise charts are intended for clearance copy training only. They should never be used for actual navigation.

Altitude Clearances

• The Screen Layout for these Exercises

Altitude Exercises

• Basic Altitude Clearances
1. Video Lesson
2. Exercises
• Descend at Pilot’s Discretion
1. Video Lesson
2. Exercises
• Mandatory Crossing Restrictions
1. Video Lesson
2. Exercises
• Altitude Blocks and Cruise Descents
1. Video Lesson
2. Exercises

Optional. For Turbprops and Turbojets

• Climb/Descend via SIDs and STARs
1. Video Lesson Part 1
2. Video Lesson Part 2
3. Exercises

Holding Clearances

• The Screen Layout for these Exercises

Holding Exercises

• Hold as Published
1. Video Lesson
2. Exercises
• Random holding at a VORTAC
1. Video Lesson
2. Exercises
• Random holding at a named fix or radial/DME
1. Video Lesson
2. Exercises–Named Fix
3. Exercises–Radial/DME
• More Holding Clearance Practice
  with Variations in Controller Phrasing
• Exercises

What’s Next?

Cleared for the Approach

Coming soon. Practice copying and reading back ATC vectors to instrument approaches in real time. (An additional fee will apply.)
More info, including an estimated date when this program will be ready.

Resources

• Print blank clearance copy forms
• FAQ: Using Clearance Magic, copy techniques, ATC procedures
• Found an error in Clearance Magic?
  Have a suggestion to improve the program?
  Use this easy form to tell me about it.
• Free FAA Manuals: AIM and
  Instrument Procedures Handbook
• Have more questions? Email jeff@ATCcommunication.com