Lifeguard flights: How to file a flight plan?

Peter R. ) wrote:

Recently, I placed my name in a pool of pilots who volunteer for organ
transplant patient flights.
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Another question, Steven and Newps: When filing an IFR flight plan as a
Lifeguard flight, is it worth it to file and expect GPS direct or do I have
to file the preferred routes, even though ATC will most likely hand out
direct routing once en route?



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"Peter R." wrote in message
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Another question, Steven and Newps: When filing an IFR flight plan
as a Lifeguard flight, is it worth it to file and expect GPS direct or do
I have to file the preferred routes, even though ATC will most likely
hand out direct routing once en route?


File whatever you wish to fly. If radar coverage permits a direct flight
you should be so cleared without regard to preferred routes.

"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote in message
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If radar coverage permits a direct
flight you should be so cleared without regard to preferred routes.


That's good to know - more from a patient's perspective than that of a
pilot. This kind of teamwork between ATC and pilots to get critical
supplies where they're needed is A Very Good Thing.

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