January 17, 20233 yr A short note to acknowledge something I had previously been unable to do (maybe I didn't do it right before...). I was on a four hour flight and a third of the way through it decided to end it early. I looked for an alternate airport (I was in the south Pacific, so there weren't a ton around), and decided to ask for a Direct To that airport. P2ATC told me my request didn't match my flightplan but then cleared me direct to the airport. A few minutes later it cleared me for an RNAV arrival to the airport, just as I was about to request an arrival after looking at the charts. So, although I don't have a way of declaring an emergency, I was easily able to switch destinations and have ATC guide me correctly after the change. Very impressed. Thanks, Dave!
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