Narrative:

I was the first officer on a pilot training and corporate communications flight. I was specifically informed by the captain that the flight was approved by the flight manager for a touch-and-go at dab airport and a fly-by at spruce creek airport, and that the necessary coordination with ATC and dispatch had taken place. I expressed my concern to the captain about the VFR portion of the flight. He informed me that he would stay in communication with dab approach for VFR flight following. Also, spruce creek airport would be closed so as to preclude light aircraft operations. I requested the 2 deadheading pilots to act as traffic watch during the VFR portion of the flight and coupled with approach control's assistance we maintained traffic separation. Supplemental information from acn 428916: during pilot training flight, I was given permission by the fleet manager to do fly-by at the spruce creek airport. I personally contacted ATC and the local airport auths. I informed them with complete details of the trip. Everyone was pleased with the planned operation. The morning of the flight I contacted air carrier dispatch and advised the dispatcher of my intentions and requested he include a 30 min delay at dab in the remarks section of the flight plan. The day of the flight everything occurred exactly as planned. As I descended into dab, approach control advised me that they were aware of the planned event and that everyone involved knew what was to occur. I flew the profile exactly as described above. At no time did I feel that the aircraft was operated in an unsafe manner nor did I feel there was any threat or danger to any person or property on the ground.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B777 PLT TRAINEE AND INSTRUCTOR CANCELED THEIR IFR FLT PLAN IN ORDER TO PERFORM A PVT AIR SHOW.

Narrative: I WAS THE FO ON A PLT TRAINING AND CORPORATE COMS FLT. I WAS SPECIFICALLY INFORMED BY THE CAPT THAT THE FLT WAS APPROVED BY THE FLT MGR FOR A TOUCH-AND-GO AT DAB ARPT AND A FLY-BY AT SPRUCE CREEK ARPT, AND THAT THE NECESSARY COORD WITH ATC AND DISPATCH HAD TAKEN PLACE. I EXPRESSED MY CONCERN TO THE CAPT ABOUT THE VFR PORTION OF THE FLT. HE INFORMED ME THAT HE WOULD STAY IN COM WITH DAB APCH FOR VFR FLT FOLLOWING. ALSO, SPRUCE CREEK ARPT WOULD BE CLOSED SO AS TO PRECLUDE LIGHT ACFT OPS. I REQUESTED THE 2 DEADHEADING PLTS TO ACT AS TFC WATCH DURING THE VFR PORTION OF THE FLT AND COUPLED WITH APCH CTL'S ASSISTANCE WE MAINTAINED TFC SEPARATION. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 428916: DURING PLT TRAINING FLT, I WAS GIVEN PERMISSION BY THE FLEET MGR TO DO FLY-BY AT THE SPRUCE CREEK ARPT. I PERSONALLY CONTACTED ATC AND THE LCL ARPT AUTHS. I INFORMED THEM WITH COMPLETE DETAILS OF THE TRIP. EVERYONE WAS PLEASED WITH THE PLANNED OP. THE MORNING OF THE FLT I CONTACTED ACR DISPATCH AND ADVISED THE DISPATCHER OF MY INTENTIONS AND REQUESTED HE INCLUDE A 30 MIN DELAY AT DAB IN THE REMARKS SECTION OF THE FLT PLAN. THE DAY OF THE FLT EVERYTHING OCCURRED EXACTLY AS PLANNED. AS I DSNDED INTO DAB, APCH CTL ADVISED ME THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PLANNED EVENT AND THAT EVERYONE INVOLVED KNEW WHAT WAS TO OCCUR. I FLEW THE PROFILE EXACTLY AS DESCRIBED ABOVE. AT NO TIME DID I FEEL THAT THE ACFT WAS OPERATED IN AN UNSAFE MANNER NOR DID I FEEL THERE WAS ANY THREAT OR DANGER TO ANY PERSON OR PROPERTY ON THE GND.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.