Transcript: Avalon to San Diego

IFR flight from non-towered field to LOC RWY 27 at KSAN

Tune into Socal Approach to pick up the clearance.

N132KT: Socal Departure, Meridian 132KT, IFR clearance to San Diego

LAX_DEP: Piper 2KT, Socal Departure, good morning, cleared to San Diego International as filed, maintain 9000, departure frequency 124.50, squawk 5314.

N132KT: Piper 2KT cleared to San Diego as filed, maintain 9000, squawk 5314.

LAX_DEP: Piper 2KT, readback correct. Hold for release, advise when you're ready to go.

N132KT: wilco, 2KT

We start up the airplane, set our nav instruments to prepare to fly the cleared route, but do not start our taxi. We don't want to block any taxiways while awaiting the IFR release. Now we call SoCal for the release.

N132KT: SoCal, Piper 2KT ready for release.

LAX_DEP: Piper 2KT, released for departure, clearance void if not off by 35, time now 25, frequency change to advisory approved, report airborne this frequency.

N132KT: void if not off in 10, will call in the air, 2KT

We swap to 122.80 and taxi to the active runway at Catalina. Reaching the runway, we announce our intentions.

N132KT: Catalina traffic, Meridian taking off rwy 22, left downwind departure.

We takeoff, follow the published Obstacle Departure Procedure for KAVX, which is a straight out climb to 2300, then proceed on course. We depart the area heading northeast, and then contact SoCal.

N132KT: SoCal, Piper 132KT 3000 climbing 9000.

LAX_DEP: Piper 2KT, Socal Departure, radar contact.

N132KT: 2KT

In absence of any radar vectors, we fly our cleared route under our own navigation. We are quickly handed off to the next sector.

LAX_DEP: Piper 2KT, contact Socal Approach on 121.30

N132KT: 121.30, 2KT

N132KT: Socal Approach, Piper 132KT, 9000.

SNA_APP: Piper 2KT, Socal Approach, roger.

As we are approaching KSAN, we tune into the ATIS and pick up the weather. We are soon handed off to the next sector.

LAX_DEP: Piper 2KT, contact Socal Approach on 119.60

N132KT: 119.60, 2KT

N132KT: Socal Approach, Piper 132KT, 9000 with Charlie.

SAN_APP: Piper 2KT, Socal Approach, expect LOC RWY 27 approach, cross MZB at and maintain 5000.

N132KT: leaving 9000 for 5000, expect LOC RWY 27 approach, 2KT.

Approaching MZB we hear...

SAN_APP: Piper 2KT, depart MZB heading 090, vectors final approach course.

N132KT: After MZB, heading 090, 2KT

Departing MZB, we fly the assigned heading, and tune the localizer so we can fly the approach once vectored to the final approach course. About 15 east of MZB, we hear...

SAN_APP: Piper 2KT, fly hdg 180, descend and maintain 4000.

N132KT: heading 180, down to 4000, 2KT

Shortly after, we hear...

SAN_APP: Piper 2KT, 4 from OKAIN, fly hdg 250, maintain 3800 until established on the localizer, cleared LOC RWY 27 approach.

N132KT: 250 and 3800, cleared approach, 2KT

We fly the approach, descending to 3800 until established, then 3600 to cross OKAIN, 2400 at CIJHI, and 1800 to cross REEBO. Crossing REEBO we hear...

SAN_APP: Piper 2KT, contact tower on 118.30

N132KT: 118.30, 2KT

N132KT: Lindbergh Tower, Piper 132KT, 5 miles out for rwy 27

SAN_TWR: Piper 2KT, Lindbergh Tower, wind 240 at 15, rwy 27 cleared to land

N132KT: cleared to land, 2KT

SAN_TWR: Piper 2KT, exit right when able, taxi to parking, remain this frequency.

N132KT: off to the right, to parking, 2KT