Plan should be completed on a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Form 7233-1 for both a visual flight rules (VFR) and instrument flight rules (IFR) flight and should include
- the use of waypoints
- bearings
- the use of a flight computer
- wind corrections
- time, distance, and fuel consumption
- navigation charts and plotters
- checkpoint determination
- check-in procedures
- special flight rules area (SFRA) departures
- SFRA arrivals
- VFR transitions
- Class B airspace operations
- terminal area forecast (TAF)
- meteorological aerodrome reports (METAR)
- military flight restrictions (MFR).
Process/Skill Questions:
- What are the main reasons for filing a flight plan?
- With whom should the pilot file the flight plan?
- What are the consequences of failing to file a flight plan?
- What is a stopover flight plan?
- What are the required fuel minima if an alternate is required (under IFR)?
- When is a flight plan required?