Departures From Airports Without an Operating  Control Tower Position Reports En Route Procedures ATC Reports Additional Reports When departing from airports that have neither an operating  tower nor an FSS, a pilot should telephone the flight plan  to the nearest ATC facility at least 30 minutes before the  estimated departure time. If weather conditions permit, depart  VFR and request IFR clearance as soon as radio contact is  established with ATC.  If weather conditions make it undesirable to fly VFR,  telephone clearance request. In this case, the controller would  probably issue a short-range clearance pending establishment  of radio contact and might restrict the departure time to a  certain period. For example: “Clearance void if not off by 0900.” This would authorize departure within the allotted period and  permit a pilot to proceed in accordance with the clearance. In  the absence of any specific departure instructions, a pilot would  be expected to proceed on course via the most direct route. Procedures en route vary according to the proposed route,  the traffic environment, and the ATC facilities controlling  the flight. Some IFR flights are under radar surveillance and  controlled from departure to arrival and others rely entirely  on pilot navigation. Where ATC has no jurisdiction, it does not issue an IFR  clearance. It has no control over the flight, nor does the pilot  have any assurance of separation from other traffic. All pilots are required to report unforecast weather conditions  or other information related to safety of flight to ATC. The  pilot-in-command of each aircraft operated in controlled  airspace under IFR shall report as soon as practical to  ATC any malfunctions of navigational, approach, or  communication equipment occurring in flight: The pilot-in-command shall include within the report  (1) aircraft identification, (2) equipment affected, (3) degree  to which the pilot to operate under IFR within the ATC  system is impaired, and (4) nature and extent of assistance  desired from ATC. In addition to required position reports, the following reports  should be made to ATC without a specific request. “Atlanta Center, Cessna 1230 Alpha at JAILS  intersection.” “Cessna 1230 Alpha Atlanta Center.” “Atlanta Center, Cessna 1230 Alpha at JAILS  intersection, 5,000, estimating Monroeville at 1730.” Whenever an initial contact with a controller is to be followed  by a position report, the name of the reporting point should  be included in the call-up. This alerts the controller that such  information is forthcoming. For example: En route position reports are submitted normally to  the ARTCC controllers via direct controller-to-pilot  communications channels using the appropriate ARTCC  frequencies listed on the en route chart. Position reports should include the following items: Position reports are required over each compulsory reporting  point (shown on the chart as a solid triangle) along the route  being flown regardless of altitude, including those with  a VFR-on-top clearance. Along direct routes, reports are  required of all IFR flights over each point used to define  the route of flight. Reports at reporting points (shown as an  open triangle) are made only when requested by ATC. A  pilot should discontinue position reporting over designated  reporting points when informed by ATC that the aircraft  is in “RADAR CONTACT.” Position reporting should be  resumed when ATC advises “RADAR CONTACT LOST”  or “RADAR SERVICE TERMINATED.” 1.  Identification 2.  Position 3.  Time 4.  Altitude or flight level (include actual altitude or flight  level when operating on a clearance specifying VFR- on-top) 5.  Type of flight plan (not required in IFR position reports  made directly to ARTCCs or approach control) 6.  Estimated time of arrival (ETA) and name of next  reporting point 7.  The name only of the next succeeding reporting point  along the route of flight 8.  Pertinent remarks 1.  Loss of VOR, tactical air navigation (TACAN) or  automatic direction finder (ADF) receiver capability. 2.  Complete or partial loss of instrument landing system  (ILS) receiver capability. 3.  Impairment of air-to-ground communications  capability. 1. At all times: 10-7