A Lieberma wrote:
Newps wrote in
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Putting VFR in the altitude box does generate a strip to ATC, 30
minutes prior to the P time.


But he is SELECTING in box 1.type IFR.

Irrelavant for ATC. The altitude box takes precedence.


I was always told that if you
select VFR in box 1, no strip is generated to ATC, thus an IFR filing.

That's true. It's a routing question. We are a regional cargo hub for
UPS and DHL. We have lots of small aircraft running cargo. Twin
Cessnas, Barons, Beech 99's and 1900's, Metroliners, etc. They all have
prefiled IFR flight plans that spit out the same time every day. They
always go VFR when they can, which is about 90% of the time. For those
who's ops specs require flight following we simply change the altitude
on their IFR strip to a VFR one. Change 120 to VFR/125. The altitude
box holds 7 characters. When he tags up on the radar there is now a V
on the tag indicating he is VFR.



Altutude is box 7 on the FAA flight plan.

Same as on the FAA computer controllers use.